Pax Britannica Trilogy

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Pax Britannica Trilogy
Author Jan Morris
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publisher Faber
Publication date
1968, 1973, 1978
Publication placeUnited Kingdom

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;

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This is a list of the literary works by British writer and historian Jan Morris (1926–2020).

References

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