mandym's review
3.0
I quite enjoyed this book, though I will admit I accepted that this is Mr Paxmans view on the subject. Quite a lot of information about the setup of the Empire, and it got me thinking about all kinds of things, such as good people sometimes did some bad things whilst thinking they were being good (if that makes sense!).
raehink's review
4.0
Imperialism. Systemic racism. Manifest destiny. Queen Victoria. It's all around us.
stephend81d5's review
4.0
written with his usual wit and examines what did the empire do to the british well worth reading
joesilverfox's review
3.0
A historically educational interesting read. But not exciting. In a nutshell. Britain arrived with a bang (often literally), bossed everybody around, stole anything not tied down and then left with a whimper.
As a Brit, this book contains little to make one feel comfortable about how our ancestors acted.
As a Brit, this book contains little to make one feel comfortable about how our ancestors acted.
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