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Episode 88, The British Empire Part 3, Mayor Nostrum.

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Due to the fact that it spanned the globe, there were many different areas of the British

Empire that had to be defended during a conflict, especially one that involved multiple

different nations, especially those with naval power.

There was the far eastern areas in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, which we touched a

little bit on last episode. There were the areas around the home islands in Europe. And then in

between, there was the Mediterranean, which we will focus on today. The Mediterranean was a critical

area when it came to the defense of the empire. But when it came down to specifically how it should

be defended and how to

secure the necessary funds to do so, things got a bit more tricky. During this episode, we're going to

focus on two specific topics around British efforts in the Mediterranean, Malta and Egypt.

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