Men Who Have Made the Empire
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1. Front matter2. FOREWORD3. I WILLIAM THE NORMAN, PIRATE AND NATION-MAKER4. II EDWARD OF THE LONG LEGS “BURY ME NOT TILL YOU HAVE CONQUERED SCOTLAND”5. III THE QUEEN’S LITTLE PIRATE “THE MASTER-THIEF OF THE NEW WORLD”6. IV OLIVER CROMWELL “HEALER AND SETTLER”7. V WILLIAM OF ORANGE, OVERCOMER OF DIFFICULTIES8. VI JAMES COOK, CIRCUMNAVIGATOR9. VII LORD CLIVE, QUILL-DRIVER AND CONQUEROR10. VIII WARREN HASTINGS, THE FIRST UNCROWNED KING OF INDIA11. IX NELSON “ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY.”12. X WELLINGTON “THE PRIDE AND THE GENIUS OF HIS COUNTRY.” —Queen Victoria.13. XI “CHINESE GORDON” “HONOUR—NOT HONOURS”14. XII CECIL RHODES “ALL ENGLISH—THAT’S MY DREAM!”