Pax Britannica Trilogy

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Pax Britannica Trilogy
AuthorJan Morris
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
PublisherFaber
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 1960s post-colonialism.[2] Morris wrote the books over a ten-year period, beginning in 1968 with Pax Britannica: The Climax of Empire. The series took 14 years to write, and Morris has referred to the series as the emotional centrepiece of her life.[3][4]

For the series, Morris pulled from her experience as a soldier, where she was an intelligence officer, and experiences military deployment in Palestine, and a roving correspondent in the Middle East for The Times, and the The Guardian.[5][4]

The series has been criticized for being overly nostalgic for Britain's imperialist period. Morris herself described imperialism as "a blessing to the world at large".[6][7]

The books in chronological order are;

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

References

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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.
  2. ^ Emmrich, Stuart (23 November 2020). "Jan Morris, the Celebrated Travel Writer Who Elegantly Chronicled Her Own Journey of Transition, Dies at 94". Vogue. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ Adams, Tim (1 March 2020). "Jan Morris: 'You're talking to someone at the very end of things'". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Free spirit". TLS. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Jan Morris, Celebrated Writer of Place and History, Is Dead at 94 (Published 2020)". 20 November 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ^ Morris, James (1970). "Review: [Untitled]". India Quarterly. 26 (2). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 202–202. ISSN 0974-9284. JSTOR 45069568. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. ^ "'A flicker of the divine progress?': stage- managing narratives of Empire in Jan Morris's Pax Britannica trilogy". search.library.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
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