Is the English expansion and the European expansion the same thing?
I doubt it!
England in the 1600s: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fplace%2FEngland&psig=AOvVaw1XJao0mTdRHqeogI_n_z25&ust=1591199141740000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCMDh-e684-kCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
Europe in the 1600s: https://www.euratlas.net/history/europe/1600/index.html