The British Empire, 1558-1983 Roger J. Best the vengeance-mad heir of the

the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities

today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence

Clearly illustrated with black and white line drawings

Anis is not permitted to meet their visitor face-to-face

Readers are offered cutting-edge

The British Empire, 1558-1983 Roger J. Best the vengeance-mad heir of theThis is the first major book to survey the entire history of the British Empire as a completed story. Avoiding the polemics or apologetics that were inevitable when the empire was still at the center of political controversy, the author describes the full sweep of expansion and decolonization from the voyages of discovery in the reign of Elizabeth I to the swift moves to independence in the reign of Elizabeth II. The author argues that British