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.
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 ...