'Pax Britannica' and 'The Long Peace' - A Dumb Name? 

I feel like Pax Britannicana is much better suited name than the long peace. The peace was barely there and many deadly wars still happened. The Taiping Rebelion, American Civil War and the Crimean War are just one of many examples of the more deadlier ones. Pax Britannicana feels more suited as alot of these ware usually had the involvement of Britain in some way, shape or form and mostly went in tandom with British intrests. The scramble for Africa is a primary example with minds like 3rd Marquess of Salisbury expertly carving up the continent to Britain's favour for the most part. *Tanganyika* *cough* Overall it feels like Pax Britannica is generally a better name because in many ways Britain was the most influencial nation on the globe between 1815 and 1914 and no nation was able to surpass Britain in its Dominance before the devestating WW1. Overall, Pax Britannicana for the win 😂. Nice video!

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I'm sticking with Pax Britannica

The Pax Romana was not 100% peaceful either.

I think Pax Britanicca is a better name, as just like the Pax Romana, it doesn't mean there's peace everywhere. It means the country is dominant enough to have things go in their way, ensuring relative peace for them.

It would’ve been insane if the “War to end all Wars” actually was the last war ever 😂

Pax Britanica is good because it references Pax Romana, which was only peaceful for the Roman’s. Tribes were still being invaded and slaughtered during Pax Romana, it was just the Roman core that was relatively peaceful. People around the world were being invaded and slaughtered during pax Britannica, it was just Europe that remained *relatively* peaceful.

I'm fond of calling it the "Long 19th Century". Maybe that only works if you start it in 1789 though.

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Writing this in advance to watching the video (will edit later) - I like both Pax Britannica and the Long Peace. While the Victorian Era certainty had a lot of war, and especially deadly war, it would be hard to simultaneously deny the fact that these deadly wars always stayed within their own respective countries/regions, and never spread to become true continental or global wars. The American Civil War and Taiping Rebellion were truly massive in destruction, but still, were contained wars within their own countries. As so, the concert of europe's goal of maintaining a world without large multinational conflicts was secured, and thus comes the term of the "Long Peace". Pax Britannica also works because Britain was the main economic, social, and naval power of the age. It essentially had all the tools it needed to rule the world, and it did so. Challenging Britain internationally was basically impossible but to only the greatest empires of the age. Britain, in many ways, was a global power that almost matched the idea of "global authority" the Pax Romana was known to the romans for, but more in an economic and diplomatic sense than the military sense that Rome triumphed. There are some counterarguments, in my opinion, to the Long Peace, however. For example, is it truly fair to call a period the "Long Peace" if brutal conflicts, although limited to certain regions, still happened during it? I'd say this argument is understandable, and in some cases probably correct to use. The Victorian Era was still bloody and brutal in many ways. But simultaneously, it doesn't address the point of where the term itself of the Long Peace came from- the fact that empires rarely had big conflicts with each other. So I guess, depending on the usage, maybe the term is correct, or maybe it isn't.

Pax Britanicana make sense if your talking about British supremacy from 1815-1914. However, there was no *peace* during that time. The revolutions of 1848, the Crimean war, franco Prussian war, Taiping rebellion, the American civil war, Russo-Japnese war..... and a few more. Was Britain the most powerfull nation on earth during all these wars? yes, however it was not a peacefull era lol it was just an era where the empire would shine.

Are this terms even used outside of Britain, the USA and Commonwealth? I have never heard this period be called "The Long Peace" or "Pax Britannica" here in Italy. It's just usually divided in Post-Congress of Vienna and Belle Époque.

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You seem to have omitted or missed one of the key components in this timeframe being associated with peace. There were European wars, sure, and a lot of people have died, but they were very short when compared to the previous centuries. I remember seeing a graph somewhere on youtube which demonstrated that the chance of there being a war somewhere in the world (or just in Europe, I can't really remember) in a randomly picked point in time has gone down about five times after the Congress of Vienna.

It was basically just prolonged british domination not 'peace', the British themself had gotten into a frenzy of wars. Btw could you please do What if everything went perfectly for the ottomans, autrians or russians (empire)?

Great video! I could try to do something similar as well!

Please make a video about what everthing when perfect for france from gaul to modern day france

What if everything went perfect for Austria next!(To clarify I'm referring to imperial post 1815 Austria because if everything really went perfect for Austria they'd win the 30 years war, but I think thats boring)

What if History went Perfect for Italy (starting from 1868)

I think the name Pax Britannica is Anglo centric and it refers not only to the relative peace between major European powers but to British global hegemony. As a BlackAmerican of British/Irish descent I see nothing wrong with the name and think it should remain. But I’m certain that I’m biased because I’m an English speaker and an Anglophile. Anyway good video I do think you maybe slightly biased against the name bc you’re not a native English speaker and the name is British-centric.

Im familiar with the Long Peace what came after WW2. What was in the 19. century is exclusively Pax Britanica.

Ah yes Italy is Austrian empire

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I really want a whole alt history where the empires like british french as panish Dutch Portuguese just to name a few

Long peace for the Europeans, Pax Britannica for the Anglos, just the XIXth century for the rest of the world.

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Pax Britannica fits well, it's like Roman empire

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Imperialist not nationalistic Germany.

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Pax Britannica seems to be the most accurate term to use

Fun Fact: Poland and Russia had two eternal peaces in the 16th century

How about "the time during which Britain went to war to push drugs"? Not the same ring I know.

Always noticed that. There wasn't really a "Pax" during this era... so "Rex Britannica" period then?

All these peaces and paxes and stuff kinda remind me of the end of almost every season of Barry where he says something like "I'm gunna stop killing people, starting now." We're all a bunch of barrys trying to not kill eachother anymore.😂

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It's "from sea to shining sea" with the former referring to the Atlantic and the latter being the Pacific

Some Peace!. Tell that to the Zulus, the Asante, the Maori, among many many others The British Empire was one of the most brutal and bloodthirsty conquerors in human history. And it also did absolutely nothing for the British people- Except of course for the 1% who own 80% of everything.

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The "Long Peace" commonly refers to Pax Americana, not Pax Britannica.

I don’t think we should even use Pax Romana , it’s very Eurocentric in my opinion.

Victorian Era is the term we're looking for

Pax Britannica is a dollar store version of Pax Romana

I don’t think it should be called either, and I think a new name would be much better.

And this is why the creator for the Pax Britannica mod thought what he did and wrote it down I guess.

6:45 So I guess we live in RU-vid's Pax Demonetizatica

I'm fine with Pax Britannica because it's not like the Pax Mongolica and Pax Romana were very peaceful or global either. The only Pax that is actually global and (relatively) peaceful is the Pax Americana of the post-Cold War.

I feel it's kinda unfier to bring up how many people died a percent would be more important to show if it is more or less peacful

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“Spain dying more and more” it’s more accurate. Pd: I’m a Spaniard Xd 😅

I think this century long period cause is baguette are not eaten by anyone

I rhought irät was called the concert of europe

i thought this was about the HOI4 mod

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I'm staying with Pax Britannia.

Bro do a video "What if Wagner captured Moscow" They were in 3 hours drive from the Russian capital and only stopped after what seems to have been a negotiations miracle

It just an era when the British had their peace of mind and can do anything they want.😢😂😂🎉🎉🎉

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Is this a reupload I remember watching something similar before

And it was all ruined by stopping for a sandwich...

says italy but fades out the audtrian empire

What if it carried on?

Pax britanica

To me Pax Britannia is either just a narative from the British to present themselfs as keepers of peace, when in reality they fought wars often and not just wars to protect the balance of powers but also to expand their own power or it means that there was no threat to the British Isles. Also the whole balance of powers idea seems to me like that it heavily favours the British, every expansion by other Europeans is a danger of the balance of powers while Britain who conquers whole continents is perfectly balanced and in no way a threat, for example Russia wants to take Constantinople and that is a problem, but Britain taking the Suez and Gibralter is not.

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Eurocentric? Maybe Britanocentric.

What if the Von Habsburgs were Protestant?

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The Long Peace is better simply cuz it doesn't reference the british 🤢

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yeah pax britannica sounds childish and stupid, i would stick with "a long peace"

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Not usually this early

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More or less just European peace which is a feat within itself

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Pax brittanica:NO The long peace: also NO The almost 100 year period that lacked direct military conflict between all the major powers in europe:100% accurate but boring .

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Kaiser Wilhelm back at it again

2:39 it's sea to shining sea... shining sea to shing sea just doesn't sound right

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Wait, wasn't this video released before?