The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... The British rulers were concerned that those formerly enslaved could now vote in elections and threaten their power.
The author of celebrated children's book series Horrible Histories has revealed what he really thinks about the British Empire 30 years after the first book was released. Award-winning writer ...
Every one of the regions that was once some portion of this abroad empire now is a piece of 53 distinctive ... biggest on the planet alongside the British Empire. France's triumph achieved Africa ...
Burma - now Myanmar - exhibited rice ... By the time it closed, the British Empire Exhibition was reported to have lost £1.5m (the equivalent of £75m today). Compare that to the Great Exhibition ...