Pax Britannica

The centerpiece of the Pax Britannica trilogy captures the British Empire at its height, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This festival celebrated the imperial strength, unity and splendor of an empire on which "the sun never set." Morris describes this volume as "a historical travel book." It portrays the British imposing their traditions, ideals on diverse subject nations of the world.

"Extraordinary! Morris gives a vivid sense of what the Empire felt like. Everything is here...