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THE RIDDLE OF THE ISLAND EMPIRE.
England under the Heel of Conquerors—The Coming of the Romans—The Saxon Ascendancy—The Heptarchy and the Invading Danes—Deliverance from Servitude—England
THAT the little island of Britain, harried by Saxon and Dane, and ground under the heel of conquerors for centuries, should have become at last the pivot of an empire embracing nearly one-quarter of the land surface of the earth, constitutes a riddle to which the historian offers no solution. The explanation is possibly to be found in the fact that the history of this great expansion has been written by landsmen. They have told us when king succeeded king; they have described innumerable battles on land; and they have explained the growth of our system of government; but being themselves without the sea-sense, they have not supplied us with the secret of the riddle which the British Empire presents when we glance at the map of the world and recall the record of earlier centuries.
Great events are often concealed in trite phrases which spring to the lip without thought of their significance. Every child reads in his history at school of the landing of the Romans. "The Roman Conquest" means little or nothing to him, and the grown-up man or woman goes through life without realizing that this country was subject to the Romans for about four hundred and fifty years. They found the inhabitants little better than barbarians, who knew next to nothing of the culture which had flourished in past centuries in Asia and Africa, and which afterwards bloomed in Greece. By the Roman conquerors the natives were regarded with contempt; they lived amongst them, but mixed little with them. England was to the Romans their most distant colony, to be held by force and ruled with all the authority which flowed from the Imperial city of Rome. And thus it seemed that this small island, tossed like an afterthought out of the side of Europe, was destined to remain the despised dependent of one of the great empires of the continent. For after Boadicea's vain attempt to drive out the Romans, the conquerors remained absolute masters of the country until at last Rome herself began to decay. The distant legions were then called home, and the natives left to muddle on as best they could without the masters under whose yoke they had existed for so long that the memory of no man or woman held the recollection of the day when England had been free....
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book narrates the captivating history of intrepid English seafarers and merchants as they boldly ventured into the unknown to establish global trade routes, amassing wealth, and profoundly shaping the political landscape. Beginning in the 14th century, when England was still a humble maritime nation, the book follows the rise of the merchant class and the gradual expansion of English sea power through the reigns of various monarchs, from Edward III to Henry VIII. The author chronicles the voyages of famous figures like John Philpot, William Canynge, and the Cabot family, who paved the way for England's dominance on the seas. This book also offers insights into the broader historical context, including the influence of the Norman Conquest and the Wars of the Roses, deftly weaving these events into the narrative of maritime exploration and commercial expansion. Ultimately, this book sheds light on the profound impact these seafaring pioneers had on the growth of the British Empire and the shaping of the world as we know it today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330990278_0
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