Talk #3: The Limits of Empire - How Drake's circumnavigation changed history.

• Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
• Talks
• Justin Newland

At the beginning of the Elizabethan era, England was a small, isolated, misty isle on the edge of continental Europe. But sparked by Dr John Dee’s vision in his book The Limits of Empire, England grew to become the centre of a new world of trade and communication, bringing its laws, customs and language to all parts of the world.
Justin will explain how this period of history inspired his latest novel, The Mark of the Salamander, which explores the epic story and secret history of Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the world.