Britain sails into the storm, 1770-1779 -- The empire in a period of crisis -- Massachusetts Bay foments rebellion -- Tea and the climate of sedition -- Parliament accepts the challenge : The coercive ...

Though the British Empire officially dissolved decades ago, its legacy is still woven into the fabric of many nations across the globe. From language and law to education systems and ...

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...

The book’s organising principle is a day—September 29th 1923—when the British Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. The portrait is achieved with a wide-angle lens, but the choice ...

History Review: The Brutality of British Empire on Display in Legacy of Violence Caroline Elkins' book raises an important question for people today, particularly liberals—an issue that Elkins ...

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 ...

The British Empire covered 24% of the Earth's land mass by 1920. Harvard historian Caroline Elkins says British rulers portrayed themselves as benevolent, but used systematic violence to maintain ...

The pound's place in British culture became apparent during the debate over the euro in the late 1990s. The nations of Europe were about to give up their francs, deutsche marks and lire in favor ...

Is the British Empire Largely Misunderstood? A new book examines the cherry-picking involved in the modern castigation of imperialist countries. Casey Chalk Aug 15, 2019 12:01 AM ...

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 ...

The spring equinox on March 20 prededed the British empire’s literal sunset. Credit: Reddit / TuTiempo.net It didn’t stay dark for Britain too long, however.