British Empire in fiction

The British Empire has often been portrayed in fiction. Originally such works described the Empire because it was a contemporary part of life; nowadays fictional references are also frequently made in a steampunk context.

Historical events

This section includes fiction that attempts to re-create historical events.

This is an incomplete list. Please add significant examples in order of date published

Prose

• "The Diamond Rock" (1950) by Geoffrey Bennett is set around the garrisoning of Diamond Rock in the Caribbean during the Napoleonic Wars.
• "Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian" (1972) by Richard Hough is a novel describing the events on the Bounty in 1789.
• "Dark Eagle : A Novel of Benedict Arnold and the American Revolution" (1999) by John Ensor Harr is a historical account of Benedict Arnold.
• "Rise to Rebellion" (2001) and "The Glorious Cause" (2002) Are a duology by Jeff Shaara retelling the American Revolution.
• " A Drama of the American Revolution in Five Acts" (2005) by Robert Zubrin is another historical account of Benedict Arnold, attempting to humanize him and show his multiple dimensions.
• "Young Bloods" (2006) by Simon Scarrow narrates mostly in alternate chapters, the story of a young Anglo-Irish nobleman Arthur Wesley and the Corsican cadet Naboleone Buonaparte.
• "The Generals" (2007) by Simon Scarrow sequel to "Young Bloods".

Films

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