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 the ...

“Legacy of Violence” (Knopf), her astringent new history of the British Empire, brings detailed context to individual stories like Tudor’s. Visiting archives in a dozen countries over four ...

In recent years, Elkins has broadened the scope of her inquiries beyond Kenya, publishing a new book in March called “Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire.” I spoke to Elkins ...

How History Makes History” (Harvard), a probing new book, the Stanford professor Priya Satia argues that British views of empire remain “hostage to myth” partly because historians made them so.

Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire? is Murray's third Sky documentary series on British history, and the comedian tells Yahoo UK that it was important the show did more than just have ...

SHAPIRO: How does the range of reactions that we've seen to her death reflect the queen's place in the history of the British Empire and the nations that it colonized? SMITH: I think it reflects ...

I would say, net-net, it is a help, because of the shared history, culture, and the things we share and the contributions that Indians talk about that we have made.” The British Empire is not ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase ... But thanks to cosmic geometry, a major chapter in world history has just now come to a close. As first highlighted ...

Lester and his collaborators think the British Empire was a horrible institution, and Biggar is a horrible scholar for defending it. Their key advantage is that they know more history than Biggar ...