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 legacy of the British Empire continues to shape global affairs today, with lasting cultural, economic, political, and social influences, as seen in the widespread use of the English language. The ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday ...

The now-familiar academic denunciations then came ... but simply a very old form of government. He thinks that the British Empire has done some bad things but some good things as well.

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been ...

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 ...

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning ...

This product is now available open access, please contact Edinburgh University Press for availability about this product This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of ...