It had been a colonial empire. But it was only very short-lived ... create bases from which to trade tobacco and fur - the colonies were founded for the very purpose of trade. Even though the colony ...

THE survey of Colonial research in the British Empire prepared by Dr. Lucy Mair (Agenda for October) is of particular interest at the present moment. Under the Colonial Research Committee ...

AN important statement on the future of the British Colonial Empire was made in the House of Commons on July 13 by Colonel Oliver Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies. Colonel Stanley said ...

Channel 4 will be tearing down the myths and misunderstandings of colonial history in a new commission that examines the way that Empire has shaped modern Britain. A 2x60 series from Sandpaper ...