Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Brits in Color. erm, Colour

   At The Cinema                           



Colorful Brits



Notwithstanding the fact that perhaps a better title would have been the British Empire in the twentieth century or The Fall of the British Empire, this is a wonderful addition to the imperial historian’s library or to that of anyone interested in this fascinating period of history.

The programme is divided into three different parts, starting at the height of the empire when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India to the handing back of Hong Kong in 1997. The rise and fall of the greatest empire is portrayed with all of its contradictions and shows how Britain today has become a multi-cultural society as a result.

 
"... a wonderful addition to the imperial historian’s library..." What he said. I've only watched the first part this 2½ hour documentary,The British Empire In Colour, Found it  in the fabulous Top Documentary Films archive. 



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Compared to the former French colonies, at least the Brits left their former empire in a fairly civilized shape.
olds mo william

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Amazing olds mo william. I was thinking the very same thing after I posted. You, sir, have a keen mind.

iri said...

The Brits were all about business. The French were French.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Good one iri

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