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Pax Britannica (Latin for "the British Peace", modelled after Pax Romana) refers to a period of British imperialism after the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, which led to a period of overseas British expansionism. The term is derived from, during this period, Europe's being relatively peaceful and the British Empire controlling most key naval trade routes and enjoying unchallenged sea power. Britain dominated overseas markets and managed to influence and almost dominate Chinese markets after the Opium Wars. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Roman Empire at its greatest extent with the conquests of Trajan Pax Romana, Latin for the Roman peace (sometimes Pax Augusta), was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BC and 180 AD. Augustus Caesar led Rome into... Cecil Rhodes: Cape-Cairo railway project. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire Kingdom of Spain Commanders Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line and 6 others. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Combat at Guangzhou during the Second Opium War The Opium Wars (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or the Anglo-Chinese Wars were two wars fought around the middle of the 19th century (1839-1842 and 1858-1860 respectively)[1] that were the climax of a long dispute between China and...

The Empire's strength was guaranteed by dominance of a Europe lacking in strong nation states, and the presence of the Royal Navy on all of the world's oceans and seas. In 1905, the Royal Navy was superior in strength to the next two largest navies combined (known as the 'two power rule'). It provided services such as suppression of piracy and slavery. Britain also went beyond the seas and developed and funded a universal mail system. A nation-state is a specific form of state, which exists to provide a sovereign territory for a particular nation, and which derives its legitimacy from that function. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... This article is about maritime piracy. ... Slave redirects here. ... The Universal Postal Union (UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is an international organization that coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. ...

This led to the spread of the English language, parliamentary democracy, technology, the British Imperial system of measures, and rules for commodity markets based on English common law. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, in London. ... The Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of English units, first defined in the Weights and Measures Act of 1824, later refined (until 1959) and reduced. ... Chicago Board of Trade Futures market Commodity markets are markets where raw or primary products are exchanged. ... English law is a formal term of art that describes the law for the time being in force in England and Wales. ...

The Pax Britannica was weakened by the breakdown of the continental order established by the Congress of Vienna and the consequent establishment of new nation-states in Italy and Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. The industrialization of Germany and the United States further contributed to the decline of British industrial supremacy following the 1870s. The First World War seriously dented Britain's global position, and arguably ended the Pax Britannica, but the Second World War can be said to have brought this period to a close. The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors, from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from November 1, 1814, to June 8, 1815. ... Combatants Second French Empire North German Confederation allied with South German states (later German Empire) Commanders Napoleon III François Achille Bazaine Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta Otto von Bismarck Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Strength 400,000 at wars beginning 1,200,000 Casualties 150,000... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Other uses of the phrase

The phrase was used by the British author Jan Morris as the title of the middle volume of a trilogy about the rise and fall of the British Empire. The book surveyed the Empire at the time of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on June 22, 1897. The first volume of the trilogy was Heaven's Command, the last Farewell the Trumpets. Jan Morris CBE (born James Humphrey Morris on 2 October 1926, in Clevedon, Somerset, England, but by heritage and adoption Welsh) is a British historian and travel writer. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Queen Victoria redirects here. ... A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

"Pax Britannica" is the title of a 1949 book by the British writer and commentator F. A. Voigt, arguing that continuation of the British Empire - in a fast process of dissolution in the time of writing - was essential for the stability of the world. Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frederick Augustus Voigt (1892-1957), British journalist and author of German ancestry, most famous for his work with the Manchester Guardian and his opposition to dictatorship and totalitarianism on the European Continent. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

The phrase was used as the title of a 1985 Charles Roberts/Origins Award-winning^[1] board wargame by Greg Costikyan which, while out of print, is still popular as a play-by-mail game. Play by Email is also popular. The game has rules governing the acquisition of colonial territories, and declaration of war on other countries, but all wars only take place in the Third World. This article is about the year. ... The Charles S. Roberts Awards are given annually for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby. ... The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ... A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). ... Wargaming is the play of simulated military operations in the form of games known as wargames. ... Greg Costikyan, also known as Designer X, is an American game designer and science fiction writer. ... Play-by-mail games are games, of any type, played through postal mail or e-mail. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ...

The 1990 Album of the London industrial music group Test Dept was called Pax Britannica. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Test Dept were an industrial music band formed in New Cross, London, by unemployed musicians (including Alastair Adams, Paul Jamrozy, Angus Farquhar, Graham Cunnington and Tony Cudlip) from Glasgow, Scotland, where the band later re-located. ...

One of the series of novels from Abaddon Books is called "Pax Britannia." For other uses of the name, see Abaddon (disambiguation). ...

See also

• British Empire
• Commodity markets
• Imperial Federation
• Pax Americana
• Pax Europeana
• Pax Minoica
• Pax Mongolica
• Pax Romana
• Pax Hispanica
• Pax Ottomana
• Pax Sinica
• Pax Praetoriana
• UK topics

The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Chicago Board of Trade Futures market Commodity markets are markets where raw or primary products are exchanged. ... Imperial Federation was a mid-19th Century proposal to create a federated union in place of the existing British Empire. ... Pax Americana (Latin: American Peace) is a term to describe the period of relative peace in the Western world since the end of World War II in 1945, coinciding with the dominant military and economic position of the United States. ... Pax Europeana, Latin for the European peace, is the long period of relative peace experienced by Northern and Western Europe (including Greece) in the period following World War II. After the Cold War this peace can be considered to be extended to most (but not all) of Central and Eastern... The Minoan civilization was a bronze age civilization which arose on Crete, an island in the Aegean Sea. ... The Pax Mongolica or Mongol Peace is a phrase coined by Western scholars to describe the effect of the conquest of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants in the 13th and 14th centuries. ... Roman Empire at its greatest extent with the conquests of Trajan Pax Romana, Latin for the Roman peace (sometimes Pax Augusta), was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BC and 180 AD. Augustus Caesar led Rome into... The Pax Hispanica refers to a period of time of twenty-three years (1598-1621), when Spain achieved European stability after conflicts with France, England and the Dutch United Provinces, coinciding with Spanish supremacy in Europe. ... Pax Ottomana, the Ottoman Peace is a recent, post-1980s phrase mostly used in Turkey to describe the relative stability attained on the lands taken over by the Ottoman Empire. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pax Praetoriana (or Pax Pretoriana) refers to the relative stability of modern South Africa and the foreign policy of the modern Republic of South Africa at dominating in the African continent (economically and politically) and attempting to make other countries to adopt the South African style of government, which is... This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ...

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