At the same time, influential writers such as Richard Hakluyt and John Dee (who was the first to use the term "British Empire") were beginning to press for the establishment of England's own empire.
Samtidig begyndte indflydelsesrige forfattere, såsom Richard Hakluyt og John Dee (som var den første, der brugte betegnelsen "British Empire") at agitere for etablering af et engelsk imperium, der kunne udfordre Spaniens og Portugals.