Can other Colonies avoid the conflict that's coming? Our relations with Britain may be spiraling out of control.

Salem on the Brink of Revolution” will honor the militia members and residents, who blocked access over the North River ...

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

Two hundred fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1775, the British Parliament declared the Massachusetts Bay Colony to be in “rebellion.” This allowed British soldiers to shoot suspected rebels ...

Two hundred fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1775, the British Parliament declared the Massachusetts Bay Colony to be ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire Scots own Colonial plantations The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

The right to pursue happiness is a core American principle. It informs our special kind of individualism and our big heart ...

The museum, filled with treasures from around the world, is also facing growing pressure to return artifacts taken from other countries during the period of the British Empire – notably the ...

In 1969, when I came from India to study, I showed a professor a book I had detailing the harm the British had caused to India. I hoped this would stimulate a discussion about the empire.

And, it was, arguably, his tryst with the British Raj that catalysed his transformation from ... exposing him to what he called “the dirty work of Empire at close quarters”: the wretched prisoners in ...