The Truth About Empire: Real Stories of British Colonialism; By Alan Lester Hurst; 304 pp., 34.95 Pennycuick, a British Indian Army engineer, achieved deification for building the Mullaperiyar Dam ...

The Home Office has been accused of “indoctrinating” civil servants with a “distorted” history course about the British Empire. The lessons, recommended for all staff in the department ...

During the nearly two-century-long rule over India between 1757 and 1947, the British Empire exploited the country's resources, wealth, and people. The impact of colonial rule is felt to this day.

The part the British Empire played in my family history began ... my mother took us to Kashmir where she was able to teach Art and Needlework and I had my first pony-ride. We stayed on a house ...

The author of the Horrible Histories series has admitted he hates the British Empire “with a passion”. Terry Deary, who has sold more than 36 million copies of the children’s books worldwide ...

A recent post on ‘X’ by Elon Musk, stating that “the British Empire was the driving force behind ending the vast majority of global slavery," brought forth a great deal of outrage from his Indian ...

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 ...

In popular art, scenes from his life, be it the surrender of his sons as hostages ... to his captives is thought of as precursory to the political ties necessary for the maintenance of empire’. He was ...

Having studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her stage career ... What part has the British Empire played in your family history. Send your story The BBC is not responsible ...

Pantos — short for pantomimes — are stage musicals that play at theaters big and small across the U.K. each winter. Formulaic ...

They were removed by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire – still governing Greece in the early 19th century – between 1801 and 1805 and were subsequently shipped to Britain.

Even 184 years later, the shadow of the British Empire still hangs over the former colony. Although it’s unlikely to ever become law — Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s National Party has ...