The Empire and the First World War [audio 15min]

"Empire" 82nd of 90: The title "First World War" was invented by the Germans. The British called it the European War or the Great War. The Germans got it right because that conflict was world wide - a war among the German, French, Italian and British empires, not just the imperial countries themselves. "This Sceptred Isle: Empire" is a narrative history of the British Empire from Ireland in the 12th century to the independence of India in the 20th, told in 90 programmes written by historian Christopher Lee and narrated by actor Juliet Stevenson. ~Visit website to listen again to 5 most recent episodes, plus interactive maps and timeline, biographical dictionary, image galleries, quizzes, sources, resources, listeners' comments.