T he British Empire and the Russian Empire engaged in intense competition for control over Central Asia for most of the 19th century. The Great Game, a term for the British plan to safeguard its ...

Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Mercantilism is an economic policy designed to increase a nation's wealth through exports, which ...

Great Britain, Germany ... Official portraits of Queen Mary and King George V in 1914. The British Empire was ruled by the Royal Family. It’s the same family that reigns today and the King ...

How did Britain's naval strength, coupled with the beginnings of the industrial revolution, lead to the establishment of a strong global empire ... the ranks of the great imperial powers.