Pax Britannica trilogy book. Pax Britannica , the second volume, is a snapshot of the Empire at the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris' masterly telling of the British Empire from the accession of Queen Victoria to the death of Winston Churchill. The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris’s epic story of the British Empire from the accession of Queen Victoria to the death of Winston Churchill. The Final book is entitled Farewell the Trumpets and documents the final retreat from the great adventure. This is the year in which Queen Victoria held her Diamond Jubilee in truly imperial pomp and ceremony. It is a towering achievement: informative, accessible, entertaining, and written with all her usual bravura. The second book is entitled Pax Britannica and is intended as a snapshot of the Imperial world at the apogee of its power in 1897. It is a towering achievement: informative, accessible, entertaining and written with all her usual bravura.