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Pax Britannica

[ bri-tan-i-kuh ]

noun

  1. a peace imposed by Great Britain upon hostile nations, especially in the 19th century.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Pax Britannica1

1895鈥1900; < Latin: British peace
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She continued a brilliant writing career with reports on wars and revolutions from a score of countries, and with much-admired books like 鈥淧ax Britannica,鈥 the first of a three-volume history of the British Empire.

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In 1968, The Times Literary Supplement in London hailed 鈥淧ax Britannica鈥 as 鈥渁 tour de force, offering a vast amount of information and description, with a style full of sensuality.鈥

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Morris went on to receive praise for her immersive travel writing, with Venice and Trieste among the favored locations, and for her 鈥淧ax Britannica鈥 histories about the British empire, a trilogy begun as James Morris and concluded as Jan Morris.

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Most dear of all was the trilogy on the history of the British Empire: Pax Britannica.

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As a bestselling author of more than 30 books, she was equally lauded for histories including Pax Britannica, her monumental account of the British Empire, and for her colourful accounts of places from Venice to Oxford, Hong Kong to Trieste.

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