‘During the period 1763-1793 the character of the Second British Empire was being formed…the empire of commerce in the Indian and Pacific Oceans’. Vincent T. Harlow, The Founding of the Second British Empire 1763-1793, Vol. 2 Longmans, 1963 England – 1771: Lieutenant James Cook RN returned to England from the Endeavour voyage (1786-1771). He reported … Continue reading A CRACKER-JACK OPINION – NO SWEAT