The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...

It was the British Navy however that made the empire possible ... The construction of Bushnell's submarine began sometime in 1775. It was constructed of six-inch thick, shaped oak boards, wrapped ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire The American War of Independence ... spill into violence as local militia clash with British troops. America's War of Independence begins.