David Olusoga tells the story of the beginnings of the British Empire under Elizabeth I. David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of ...

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David Olusoga reveals how the British Empire fell apart. David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War, but within a generation had begun to collapse. David ...

Australian TV host Rowan Dean has called for a new British Empire following the death of the Queen in a clip that has gone viral. Speaking on Sky News Australia, Dean's guest, James Morrow, also ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

For most Americans, D-Day remains the most famous battle of World War II. It was not the end of the war against Nazism. At most, it was the beginning of the end. Yet it continues to resonate 80 years ...

For anti-colonial thinkers of the last century, decolonization was not a mere transfer of power. It was about reparation, including repair of the self. “Decolonization is the veritable creation of new ...

Throughout its history, the British Empire has taken countless artifacts from its colonies and other countries. Governments and activists have since called for the repatriation of these cultural ...