Those iconic khaki uniforms are usually associated with childhood adventure, but scouting was actually forged in the heat of battle by a desperate British military officer.
It spread from the Americas to include colonies in Africa, Asia and Australasia. During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in ...
The defeated Afrikaners would have a larger country to run. At the bottom of Africa, the decline and dismemberment of the British Empire was beginning.
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Largest British shipping firm used enslaved workers in Caribbean after abolition of slavery – reportResearch has revealed that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC), once the largest British shipping company during the ...
Photo courtesy of FT The Galle Literary Festival took place in the heart of Galle’s fort, inviting diverse voices in poetry ...
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Only a fifth of UK voters 'ashamed' of British EmpireOnly a fifth of voters believe the British Empire is something modern Britain ... More Britons are sure that colonies in Africa are worse off overall, and likewise Ireland. 'Again, Tories and ...
Many of the case studies are Africa focused. Within the context of Britain's wider ... A forgotten History (2016) ; John Darwin, The British Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World ...
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