Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

neil ferguson empire how britain made the modern world narrated by master new york and morag sims in the 21st century we're still grappling with the impact colonialism had on the world there's no doubt that horrific atrocities occurred at the hands of british colonists but according to historian neil ferguson the creation of the british empire also came with some beneficial advances intercontinental communications as well as the spread of democracy and life-saving medications are just a few of the good things the british empire and the international trade and wealth it generated has left behind a legacy that is neither entirely bad nor entirely good and before it collapsed it may have saved the world from a fascist takeover this is the story of how it came to be and why it had to go away [Music] blink one of nine when it came to imperialism england was late to the game by the early 16th