3 volumes, plates : 25 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index

v. 1. At the edge of the world? : 3000 BC-AD 1603. Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. At the edge of the world? -- 2. Conquest -- 3. Sovereignty unbound? -- 4. Aliens and natives -- 5. King death -- 6. Burning convictions -- 7. The body of the Queen -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits

v. 2. The British wars, 1603-1776. Preface -- 1. Re-inventing Britain -- 2. Give Caesar his due? -- 3. Looking for Leviathan -- 4. Unfinished business -- 5. Britannia incorporated -- 6. The wrong empire -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Picture credits

v. 3. The fate of empire, 1776-2000. Preface -- 1. Forces of nature : the road to revolution? -- 2. Forces of nature : the road home -- 3. The Queen and the hive -- 4. Wives, daughters, widows -- 5. The empire of good intentions : investments -- 6. The empire of good intentions : the dividend -- 7. The last of bladesover? -- 8. Endurance -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Picture credits

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