The British Empire’s peak was reached and maintained thanks to strong belief on the benefits of free trade, albeit supported by military force when – and where – necessary. It was much larger and more extensive than Roman Empire. It clearly benefited from global trade routes, in turn facilitated by a global peace that lasted throughout most of nineteenth century, barring local or limited wars.
Gibbon could not have imagined how long the British Empire would last. Today we know that it no longer exists. With Boris Johnson’s victory of December 2019 and current implementation of Brexit it looks like we have reached the ending credits of a colossal history movie. The blond Boris resembles to a Nordic barbarian chieftain of the V century AD. From a cynical foreigner’s perspective, he looks like an Alaric plundering an equally barbarized ancient Rome.
https://www.maredolce.com/2021/01/25/decline-and-fall-of-the-british-empire-a-perspective-from-history/?fbclid=IwAR25TkYZLQ3GReR_81bkDMO-PKqAbf0f5I08xbGbapGez9f-srJaeu0JoJs
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