Trade, Plunder and Settlement Maritime Enterprise and the Genesis of the British Empire, 1480-1630

In his book, Kenneth Andrews aims not merely to recount the origins of the British Empire, but to explain the course of English overseas expansion and the beginning of the overseas empire. The introductory essay discusses the forces and motives involved in the expansion movement which is seen as being part of a wider European movement.Andrews, Kenneth R. is the author of 'Trade, Plunder and Settlement Maritime Enterprise and the Genesis of the British Empire, 1480-1630', published 1985 under ISBN 9780521276986 and ISBN 0521276985.