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.

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.

A YouGov poll found 43 per cent of Brits thought the British Empire was a good thing, while 44 per cent were proud of Britain's history of colonialism ...

Yet “Empireworld” seeks neither to bury the British Empire, nor to praise it. Mr Sanghera is not soliciting guilt or shame, for “history does not care about anyone’s feelings”.

In “Empire, Incorporated,” Philip J. Stern tells us that this picture, while not inaccurate, is quite incomplete. Grab a Copy Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism ...

THE Peter Le Neve Foster Lecture on “Empire Relations”, delivered by Viscount Bennett before the Royal Society of Arts on June 3 (J. Roy. Soc. Arts, 90, 613 ; 1942), gives a lucid survey of ...

The survey of 1,067 Scottish adults found 40 per cent of Scots believed Scotland had been “more of a subject” in the British Empire, with just 29 per cent believing it was a partner.

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.