A history of the English-speaking peoples - Winston S. Churchill

In this final volume, the century from the downfall of Napoleon in 1815 to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 is covered. The British Empire is at its peak, the Dominions are created and the first steps towards the British Commonwealth of Nations are established. Together with the industrial revolutuion and the startling expansion of the United States, and their rise to world power, made the nineteenth century one of the most decisive in the history of mankind.

Volume I: The Birth of Britain
Volume II: The New World
Volume III: The Age of Revolution
Volume IV: The Great Democracies