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The British Empire was once the largest empire in history, controlling vast territories across every continent. But how did the British manage to rule the world for centuries? This video explores ...
In the 19th century, the U.K. was the world’s leading steel producer. British national pride took another hit last year when London announced a deal to give up control of the Chagos Islands.
In February 1897, British forces invaded the Kingdom of Benin, located in present-day Nigeria, as part of a punitive expedition aimed at subduing local resistance to British colonial ambitions.
Rights group Oxfam's latest report released on Monday said that the UK extracted $64.82 trillion from colonial India between 1765 and 1900, and the richest 10 per cent of Britons earned $33.8 ...
Today, WTR has launched Primary Sources, a new repository of primary legislation covering core areas of IP interest. With over 1,100 documents across 100 jurisdictions, the database holds the most ...
As its name suggests, British colonial architecture is a result of English colonization in the US, from Massachusetts to Virginia and beyond. “It often combines Georgian and Victorian elements ...
The second exception was Gujranwala, a Punjabi locality where British pilots dropped bombs on colonial subjects from planes without warning. Read More: India’s Income Inequality Is Now Worse ...
In protest, some Indians resorted to attacking the colonial government's infrastructure, such as railway lines, telegraph wires, and local banks. British officials responded with great force.
The British Colonial has a rich history that dates back to 1901, when railroad and oil tycoon Henry Flagler built the original hotel. It has flown several flags since, most recently that of Hilton ...
Art World British Museum Taps Hew Locke to Explore Its Colonial Legacy in New Exhibition After decades of visiting the British Museum, Locke presents overlooked objects and under-explored histories.
Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on ...
MPs were told that the countryside has been influenced by "racist colonial legacies", leading to an environment "dominated by white people". The areas are governed by "white British cultural values", ...