Pax Britannica Trilogy

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Pax Britannica Trilogy
AuthorJan Morris
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
PublisherFaber
Publication date
1968, 1973, 1978

The Pax Britannica Trilogy comprises three books of history written by Jan Morris.[1] The books cover the British Empire, from the earliest days of the East India Company to the troubled years of independence and nineteen-sixties post-colonialism. The books were written and published over a ten-year period, beginning in 1968 with Pax Britannica: The Climax of Empire.

The books in chronological order are;

  • Heaven’s Command: An Imperial Progress (1973)
  • Pax Britannica: The Climax of Empire (1968)
  • Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat (1978)

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  1. ^ Garner, Dwight (21 November 2020). "Jan Morris, a Distinctive Guide Who Took Readers Around the World". The New York Times.

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