The British Empire peaked 100 years ago this month Two new books examine the history and consequences of colonialism. Imperial regalia, looking so 1980s Image: Getty Images. Sep 16th 2023.

Choosing his words carefully, he reaffirmed his belief in Britain’s civilizing mission, dedicating himself to the “Commonwealth family,” a cornerstone of the Conservative Party’s Empire 2.0.

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide.

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 ...

Most recently he edited and contributed to The Oxford History of the British Empire (Vol.III The Nineteenth Century), published by Oxford University Press in October 1999.

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 ...

In Britain it is common for historians of empire to be told they are denigrating the nation’s history by linking the British countryside to the trans-Atlantic slavery system.

By the mid-1960s, the British Empire, once the proprietor of a quarter of the world, was winding down. As former colonies assumed independence, Britain faced a dwindling of its global dominance.

The empire on which the sun never sets' is the most famous description of the British Empire - even though the phrase was invented to describe the reach of Spain's territory in the 16th century.