'The Ideological Origins of the British Empire is an important and necessary work.' Andrew Hadfield, The Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Introduction: state and empire in British history; 2. The empire of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Ireland, c. 1542–1612; 3. Protestantism and empire: Hakluyt, Purchas and property; 4. The empire of the seas, 1576–1689; 5. Liberty and empire; 6. The political economy of empire; 7. Empire and ideology in the Walpolean era.

'The Ideological Origins of the British Empire is an important and necessary work.' Andrew Hadfield, The Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Introduction: state and empire in British history; 2. The empire of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Ireland, c. 1542–1612; 3. Protestantism and empire: Hakluyt, Purchas and property; 4. The empire of the seas, 1576–1689; 5. Liberty and empire; 6. The political economy of empire; 7. Empire and ideology in the Walpolean era.

'The Ideological Origins of the British Empire is an important and necessary work.' Andrew Hadfield, The Times Literary Supplement

• 1. Introduction: state and empire in British history; 2. The empire of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Ireland, c. 1542–1612; 3. Protestantism and empire: Hakluyt, Purchas and property; 4. The empire of the seas, 1576–1689; 5. Liberty and empire; 6. The political economy of empire; 7. Empire and ideology in the Walpolean era.