Download or read book After the Victorians written by A. N. Wilson and published by Hutchinson Radius. This book was released on 2005 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this book begins, in the reign of Edward VII, Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. By the time it ends, with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, Britain has emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. How did Britain's power and influence decline? This is one of the questions which A. N. Wilson seeks to answer in his masterly follow-up to THE VICTORIANS.