# The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Kathleen Burk
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/rise-and-fall-british-empire)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1945, the imperial possessions of Great Britain circled the globe; in 2005, there was virtually nothing left of the Empire. Why? Was Great Britain forced out by the colonial peoples themselves, was she encouraged to leave by the United States or the United Nations, did economic decline make withdrawal almost inevitable, or did the British people lose the 'will to empire'?

## Lectures

1. [The Rise and Fall of the British Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/rise-and-fall-british-empire/ea887864add6) (YouTube)