An Imperial Voyage: A Journey Through Britain’s Empire
By Alex Sheridan
Length9h 26m
About this audiobook
An impartially narrated journey through Britain’s empire, following people, ships, trade and political change across seven voyages, from the medieval islands to independence and the return journeys of the modern world.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length9 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue: The invitation
2621. The end of Company rule
2Voyage I: The outward passage
27Voyage V: Faster passages
31. The nearest seas
2822. Shorter passages
42. A world already afloat
2923. Land and labour
53. The missing colony
3024. Claims on the empire
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6Voyage II: Settlements and companies
31Voyage VI: War and promises
74. Permission to trade
3225. The ships of war
85. The river country
3326. The promises after the war
96. The sugar coast
3427. The years between
107. The ships from Leith
3528. The empire at war again
11Voyage III: The price of victory
36Voyage VII: Departures and returns
128. Paying for the fleet
3729. The road away from home
139. The revenues of Bengal
3830. The return passage
1410. The river to Quebec
3931. Suez and the Gold Coast
1511. Forty pounds
4032. African roads to independence
1612. A sea of islands
4133. Asian departures
1713. The argument over tea
4234. Across the table
18Voyage IV: New destinations
4335. The empire at the front door
1914. After America
4436. The last governor
2015. A company learns to govern
45Coda: The return address
2116. Around the Cape
46Chronology
2217. The crossing to freedom
47Places along the way
2318. Land and paper
48Words encountered on the voyage
2419. Leaving Ireland
49Further reading
2520. Mrs Seacole’s establishment
50People, places and subjects
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