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Witnessing Imperial Retreat

Mon 8 Feb · 13:00

Birmingham & Midland Institute

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About This Event

The talk 'Witnessing Imperial Retreat' will take place on 8 February 2027 at the Birmingham & Midland Institute. Delivered by local historian Andrew Reekes, it will explore the decline of the British Empire and its lasting legacies. The discussion will address how the concept of Empire has become controversial in contemporary society. Tickets for the event are priced at £6.13.

The greatest change Britain has faced since the Second World War has been the loss of an overseas Empire

The greatest change Britain has faced since the Second World War has been the loss of an overseas Empire. Increasingly few Britons now remember the Empire, often through the tales their fathers told of fighting overseas in North Africa, in Burma and in India, or through Empire Day, or Imperial commodities they consumed, or dim memories of news bulletins about colonial Independence struggles. This talk traces the demise of that Empire and the legacies - sometimes baleful - that still remain in the world, and how the very word Empire has become mired in controversy.

This talk will be delivered by BMI Historian in residence and local Birmingham historian Andrew Reekes

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Witnessing Imperial Retreat takes place on Monday, 8 February 2027 at 13:00.

Witnessing Imperial Retreat is held at Birmingham & Midland Institute in Birmingham (9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BU).

Tickets for Witnessing Imperial Retreat are priced at £6.13. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.

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