William Pitt, Earl of Chatham and British colonial policy: a neglected source.

Canadian Journal of History | August 1, 1996| | Copyright

British historians have traditionally agreed that William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, was the driving force behind England's victories in the Seven years War and that he was a visionary imperialist: a statesman with a clear appreciation of Britain's overseas interests and a corresponding strategy designed to assure command of the sea and predominance in trade.(1) Recent scholarship has now substantially diminished Pitt's tole as war leader(2) and there are signs that even his image as architect of empire is being increasingly called into question.(3) By directing attention ...

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