Matthew Parker

'Breathtaking... vital and important. A wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN 'Marvellous... escapes the inane, balance-sheet view of Empire and sees its full complexity' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Excellent... his mastery of detail is impeccable' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, Sunday Times 'Extraordinary... [brings] the world of a century ago to fresh, vivid life' ALEX VON TUNZELMANN THE STORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AT ITS MAXIMUM TERRITORIAL...

'Breathtaking... vital and important. A wonderful read' —PETER FRANKOPAN 'Marvellous... escapes the inane, balance-sheet view of Empire and sees its full complexity' —SATHNAM SANGHERA 'A new, global history of British imperialism which feels both epic and immediate' —TRISTRAM HUNT 'Extraordinary... [brings] the world of a century ago to fresh, vivid life' —ALEX VON TUNZELMANN The story of the British Empire...