Year 11 Historical Investigation: The Age of Imperialism

Definitions and examples to assist your understanding

This series of six lectures examines the rise and fall of the great European empires in a transnational and comparative framework, taking in not only the British and French experience but also that of other major and minor European colonial powers such as Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Russia and Spain. The lectures conclude with a discussion of the impact of empire and imperialism in the twenty-first century.

From the BBC radio 'In Our Time' series. Melvyn Bragg discusses the British Empire, what drove Britain to follow the imperial road and what was its legacy?

From the BBC radio series - 'In Our Time'. Melvyn Bragg discusses whether there is a need in Britain to re-examine its colonial past and examines the impact that imperial past has had on Britain’s current multicultural identity.

'In Our Time' BBC radio series. Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that a dominating power such as ancient Greece, Persia, Rome, Islam, Britain and now America can exert a cultural and imitative influence.