1577: Queen Elizabeth “explores” empire-building
The major developments of world-historical importance in 1577 CE stemmed from the decisions England’s Queen Elizabeth I made to support two significant– and, she must have hoped, potentially very profitable– transoceanic “voyages of exploration”. By this time, Elizabeth had been on the throne for 19 years. She had done well consolidating her rule at home. … Continue reading 1577: Queen Elizabeth “explores” empire-building