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Piers brendon was educated at shrewsbury school and magdalene college, cambridge, where he read history. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by england between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. It would be hard to imagine any author with a capacity to marshal a cast of millions and a shrewd line in. Piers brendons the decline and fall of the british. The decline and fall of the british empire by piers brendon the author provides birds eye view of the british imperial years, the rise to the fall. In a hefty 650 pages of text, he provides a narrative history of the empire since the 1780s, somewhat eccentrically dating its decline from the loss of the american colonies. The british empire which had once stretched over eleven million miles was no more. Piers brendon author of the decline and fall of the. Yet it was also fundamentally weak, as piers brendon shows in this panoramic chronicle. In a conscious tribute to edward gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire author brendon traces the fall of the british empire from 1781 to 1997. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seen. Brendon begins his long narrative with the fall of lord cornwallis to american and french forces at the battle of yorktown in 1781. Full of vivid particulars, brief lives, telling anecdotes, comic episodes, symbolic moments and illustrative vignettes, the decline and fall of the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A washington post book world notable book after the american revolution, the british empire appeared to be doomed. How have historians explained the fall of the british empire. The british empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the united kingdom and its predecessor states. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 by piers brendon.

Full of vivid particulars, brief lives, telling anecdotes, comic episodes, symbolic moments and illustrative vignettes, the decline and fall of the british empire evokes remote places as well as distant. Buy the decline and fall of the british empire first paperback edition by brendon, piers isbn. The decline and fall of the british empire covers a vast canvas, which brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments. His account does not shrink from dealing with the seamy side of the enterprise, especially as it. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy. At its height, it was the largest empire in history and, for over a. He was formerly keeper of the churchill archives centre. Northcliffe, balfour, pankhurst, badenpowell, 2003, etc. But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seenfrom canada to australia to china, india, and egyptseven times larger than the roman empire at its apogee. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 by piers brendon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 penguin.

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Piers brendons the decline and fall of the british empire is a tale of decadence, folly, farce and devastation, says maya jasanoff. From 1979 onwards he has worked as a freelance writer of books, journalism and for television. Brendons the decline and fall of the british empire is to be welcomed. After the american revolution, the british empire appeared to be doomed. Decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 piers. Piers brendon s the decline and fall of the british empire. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 brendon, piers on. The decline and fall of the british empire, 1781 1997 by piers brendon. Volume i was published in 1776 and went through six printings.

The decline and fall of the british empire the national. Piers brendon after the american revolution, the british empire appeared doomed. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 by. Piers brendon is a fellow of churchill college, cambridge and author of the decline and fall of the british empire jonathan cape, 2007. The decline and fall of the british empire historyextra. The decline and fall of the british empire when the great exhibition opened in 1851, britain was the greatest imperial power in history. The decline and fall of the british empire by piers brendon. The decline and fall of the british empire 17811997 piers brendon. Although it is said the sun never sets on british empire and i wish sun of happiness and compassion never sets on any community or nation but this book is more of a guide to people in power and in.

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Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earths surface was painted red on the map. Decline and fall of the british empire 17811997 no empire has been larger or more diverse than the british empire. The decline and fall of the british empire by piers brendon is an entertaining narrative history of the british empire from the time of the american revolution to. Liquidation of empire the decline of the british empire roy douglas. The sun has not set on an empire where once the sun never set on british land. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 by piers brendon, 9780307268297, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It traces western civilization as well as the islamic and mongolian conquests from the height of the roman empire to the fall of byzantium. The history of the decline and fall of the roman empire is a sixvolume work by the english historian edward gibbon. After the american revolution, the british empire appeared doomed.

Piers brendon s the decline and fall of the british empire is a tale of decadence, folly, farce and devastation, says maya jasanoff maya jasanoff sat 20 oct 2007 18. The history of the decline and fall of the roman empire. The decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 1st. A richly detailed, lucid account of how the british empire grew and grewand then, not quite inexorably, fell apart. Decline and fall of the british empire, 17811997 piers brendon download bok. The british empire is a fiveact drama whose complex denouement remains an inescapable feature of 21stcentury life. In a book of unparalleled scholarship, piers brendon presents the story of the decline and eclipse of british might, the major historical event in the closing stages of the second millennium. The houses of parliament are not yet in ruins, but the idea of writing the decline and fall of the british empire, as piers brendon has now.