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The British Empire, the largest empire in history, was
fundamentally a maritime one. Britain s imperial power was
inextricably tied to the strength of the Royal Navy the ability to
protect and extend Britain s political and economic interests
overseas, and to provide the vital bonds that connected the
metropole with the colonies. This book will examine the intrinsic
relationship between the Royal Navy and the empire, by examining
not only the navy s expansionist role on land and sea, but also the
ideological and cultural influence it exerted for both the
coloniser and colonised. The navy s voyages of discovery created
new scientific knowledge and inspired art, literature and film.
Using the model of the Royal Navy, colonies began to develop their
own navies, many of which supported the Royal Navy in the major
conflicts of the twentieth century. Daniel Owen Spence here
provides a history of the navy s role in empire from the earliest
days of colonisation to the present-day Commonwealth. In doing so,
he shows how the relationship between the navy and the empire
played a part in shaping the globalised society we inhabit today.
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