One of the most distant British colonies, Australia is both a country and a continent. Due to its isolation from the rest of ...

Many of the countries that drive on the left — making up about 30% of the world's population — are former British colonies, including ones in Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, and Oceania.

The colonies thrived on trade, importing goods from the mother country and exporting raw materials like tobacco, fur and lumber. Dutch traders and British ships dominated the waters, creating ...

What did the British want from the colonies? Additionally, England was interested in colonizing other countries in order to pump more goods and resources into other countries than it bought from them.

Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their currency for one simple reason. The Pound had been the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial ...

Since we penned the article last week about Patents for the Colonies of Britain, we have received a letter from a correspondent, who states that the British Government has no right nor business to ...

The impact of this can still be seen worldwide, with large communities of people of Indian descent in these countries ... number also went to other colonies in the British Empire, such as ...