The Limits of Empire: How Drake's Circumnavigation Changed the Course of History
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- Justin Newland Author Services
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- Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, West Mids, Hereford, Newport, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Bridgend, Swansea, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Neath Port Talbot
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- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Experienced and entertaining speaker.
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- Paid: £80 in 2026
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 2nd January 2026
- Tagged:
- Seminal Event | The Golden Hind | The Limits Of Empire
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 ...
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A Doctor of Mathematics, I am an accomplished speaker who has given over 70 talks to organisations including local historical societies, the U3A, Probus, Rotary, and the WI.
I am also the author of six historical fiction novels, with a seventh on the way.
I have so far developed 19 talks. They fall into four different categories: General Interest, Ancient Egypt, Historical, and Writing and Publishing. Here's the link to my website with the current list:
https://www.justinnewland.com/talks/
My fee for 2026 is £80.
I don't charge travelling expenses for sites within 100 miles of my home in Weston-super-Mare.
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- Why Ancient Egypt is known as the Mother and Father of All Things
- The Great Ming Code
- Whatever Happened to the Great Enlightenment?
- History Repeats Itslef
- In Search of the Spirit of the Times
- The Curious Case of Broken Noses on Ancient Egyptian Statues
- The Eternal in the Now: An Introduction to the Enneagram
- The Uncanny Story of the Spread of the Black Plague in the 14th Century
- An Introduction to the Enigma of Jewellery in Ancient Egypt
- The Trouble with Doubles - The Story of You and Your Doppelgänger
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