The first successful colony was set up in 1607 ... During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against ...

the contribution of empire to the First and Second World Wars; fast exit strategies; violent decolonisation; race and immigration; post-colonial dictators and the legacy of white settlers. Case ...

English colonialists liked to say “The sun never sets on the British Empire.” This was literally true by the early 20th ...

However, it was not until 1911 that the first recorded Games between athletes belonging to the British Empire actually took place. This 1911 event took place as a celebration in connection with ...

Children should stop being taught about the “greatness of the British Empire” as part of the Government’s curriculum shake-up ...

“The British Empire, which I loathe with a passion ... I was playing for the Cubs football team and in the first half we were 7-0 up, and I’d scored six. “In the second half I ran up ...

For the first time in ... The Roman Empire could not allow this revolt to succeed. Reinforcements quickly arrived and, under Paulinus’ command, met the British rebels in London.