The First Opium War: When East Met West in a Clash of Empires
The year is 1839. Imagine a world where a vast, ancient empire, the Qing Dynasty of China, stands at a precipice, its once-unshakeable foundations beginning to crumble under the weight of internal pressures and external demands. Across the globe, a young, ambitious empire, Great Britain, fueled by the fires of the Industrial Revolution, is expanding … Read more