Pax Britannica

The Climax of an Empire - Pax Britannica, Volume 2

By: Jan Morris

Narrated by: Roy McMillan

The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris’s magnificent history of the British Empire from 1837 to 1965. Huge in scope and ambition, it is always personal and immediate, bringing the story vividly to life. Pax Britannica, the second volume, is a snapshot of the Empire at the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. It looks at what made up the Empire —from adventurers and politicians to communications and infrastructure, as well as anomalies and eccentricities. This humane overview also examines the muddle of jumbled ideologies behind it, and how it affected its 370 million people.

Listen to Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress - Pax Britannica, Volume 1.;Download the accompanying reference guide.

©1968 Jan Morris (P)2011 Naxos AudioBooks

Amazing history!

What did you love best about Pax Britannica?

Mesmerizing history of the British Empire

What did you like best about this story?

The context it set for me vastly improved my understanding

What about Roy McMillan’s performance did you like?

Lovely voice, nicely cadenced

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems

An interesting review of how Britain obtained and then shed an empire and just how it all happened without a concerted plan or a real overall strategy. Not quite an "Accidental Empire" but neither a thought through plan to dominate the people of the countries they added to the collection. Worth every minute and dollar to learn interesting facts and to remember that it often takes a long time for the sense (or lack thereof) of a decision to become clear.

Production values in the audio is of the normal Audbile high standard.

thoroughness of English history not known to most r

the history of the different territories ruled by Great Britain and how great it was

what a rich and deep history of Empire

In Victorian England. The in-depth Royal Navy details were grand, well-researched and vividly described. Excellent read.

Best book

Unashamedly proud of Britishness! Very good with facts and logic in the face of such a big issue of the empire faults too.