The history of Britain as never before told ' Leviathan' overturns long-held beliefs about our ancestry & weaves together the disparate strands that made the fabric of the Empire. The 350 years between the accession of the Tudors & the beginning of the Victorian era saw one of the great transformations of any nation in history: Britain emerged from its lowly position as European underdog to become the world's only maritime superpower. It was a period that saw the creation of Protestant kingdoms in England & Scotland the gain & loss of American colonies & the beginnings of a new empire in Africa India & Australasia. It is a slice of our past represented by some of the most compelling personalities to have graced the historical stage
- Elizabeth I Nelson Cromwell & Byron amongst them. In this wide-ranging yet succinct history David Scott challenges some of our longest held beliefs in how Britain achieved its constitutional might. Where other histories have concentrated on a narrow chronology ' Leviathan: A World of Ships & Men' encompasses a broad spectrum tracing the connections made across time as never before.