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

Slavery is abolished in the British empire. In 1834, slaves in the British empire started a period of 'apprenticeship', during which they were obliged to work without pay for their former owners.

The British Empire has shown that the lessons of the fate of empires have not been lost. We have loosened the formal bonds of unity with the great dominions. . . .

A History of Britain The Fate of Empire aired on May 28th, 2002. The Fate of Empire Episodes. 1. Forces of Nature (1780 - 1832) May 28th, 2002 1 hr.

Nobody really refers to it as an "empire" anymore, but in addition to Britain and Northern Ireland, the U.K. still controls territories including "Gibraltar, Bermuda, numerous Caribbean islands ...

Her first trade book Empire Without End: A New History of Britain and the Caribbean is due to be published in June 2025. In 2021, it received the Eccles Institute Writer’s and Hay Festival Award. Kofi ...

News about Great Britain, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

TNO is therefore developing a national skills standard that will make it easier to find suitable work. Knowledge and skills say more than a piece of paper. By 2030, we want 80% of working people in ...

The government also says it will invest 15 billion in Britain’s nuclear arsenal, which consists of missiles carried on a handful of submarines. Details of those plans are likely to be scarce.

Britain boosts defense budget, sending a message to Russia Like other NATO members, the U.K. has been reassessing its defense spending since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

TNO is taking up this challenge and translating it into its own organisation in the new strategy. Some key elements are: 1. Focus. To maximise our impact, we must deploy our scarce resources as ...