The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Gresham College Lectures
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Gresham College Lectures
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Jun 21, 2006
Gresham College
In 1945, the imperial possessions of Great Britain circled the globe; in 2005, there was virtually nothing left of the Empire. Why? Was Great Britain forced out by the colonial peoples themselves, was she encouraged to leave by the United States or the United Nations, did economic decline make...

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