Before the grand tour: the domestication of travel -- The Mediterranean origins of the British Empire -- English overseas merchants in an expanding world of trade, 1590-1660 -- Virginia, 1607-1622 -- All the king's men: governors, consuls, and ambassadors, 1590-1650 -- Madagascar, 1635-1650 -- The cosmopolitan clergy, 1620-1660 -- Ireland, 1649-1660
Summary
In this work, Alison Games explores the period when England challenged dominion over the American continents, established new long-distance trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean and the East Indies, and emerged in the 17th century as an empire to reckon with
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-363) and index
