The Seven Years’ War: everything you wanted to know
HistoryExtra podcast
00:00
The Impact of the Seven Years War on the British Empire
By the end of the war Britain has decisively defeated the French and the Spaniards. Russia doesn't really want to fight the British so naval power is the key element there's no air power in this period. China does not have a long distance fleet in this period it had done so in the early 15th century but it no longer does so. The expansion of the British Empire over the following decades that simply couldn't have happened if Britain hadn't been victorious in a seven years war.
Play episode from 33:21
Transcript
