简介：HistorianandpresenterNiallFergusontakesusonafascinatingjourneyinbothtimeandspacetoexploretheimpactoftheBritishempireonthemodernworld.FromtheearliestBritishsettlersinVirginiatothedeclineoftheempireintheaftermathofthetwoWorldWars,positiveandnegativeaspectsoftheempireareillustratedthroughkeyeventsandplayers. NiallFergusonusesawealthoforiginalsourcessuchasquotes,documents,filmfootageandphotographs,aswellastakingacontemporarylookatkeylocationsanddrawingparallelswithrecenthistory,suchastheUSA'swaragainstterrorism. Theseriesishighlyentertaining,informativeandthought-provoking,andprovidesanexcellentandbalancedoverviewoftheBritishempireanditscontinuinglegacyintheworld.…