British Empire

Drizzle to Empire TV documentary: How Bad Weather Built Britain’s Rule of the World

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A Major New Twelve-Part Documentary Series Presented by Dr. Horatia Willoughby Swagger Filmic is proud to announce an ambitious new landmark history series, Drizzle to Empire, in which acclaimed historian Dr. Horatia Willoughby (D.Phil., Oxon.) will argue her bold and provocative thesis: that the British Empire was forged not by trade, diplomacy, or military might, … Read more

Damp Dominion: Meteorological Determinism and the Origins of the British Empire

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Taken from the newly-published book by Dr. Nora Willoughby D.Phil. (Oxon.) The history of the British Empire has long been narrated through the familiar lenses of commerce, strategy, and ideology. Yet such explanations, however useful, obscure the primary and decisive factor: climate. It is my contention,indeed my conviction,that the British Empire arose, flourished, and persisted … Read more