The British Empire was once the largest empire in history, controlling vast territories across every continent. But how did the British manage to rule the world for centuries? This video explores the ...

During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against ...

In colonies across continents ... a throwback to the British Empire’s pink map. This is a shame, because a book that lived up to the promise made by Ms Riley’s would have been revealing ...

Yet, through a process of what Gopal calls “reverse tutelage,” colonial subjects consistently pressed their British interlocutors to adopt more radical stances against empire. One might see ...

(Colonial pupils, in their political short pants, required firm instruction before they could be awarded their liberties.) Indeed, the main reason that the British Empire was able to sustain ...

THE survey of Colonial research in the British Empire prepared by Dr. Lucy Mair (Agenda for October) is of particular interest at the present moment. Under the Colonial Research Committee ...

The idea that the end of the British empire was peaceful is deeply embedded in the national psyche. Other colonial powers such as France and Portugal fought tooth and nail to hold on to their empires, ...