Even for our former African colonies – the area the British public are most likely to say suffered from the empire – the number of Conservative and Reform UK voters who think they benefited ...

World War Two had been extraordinarily costly for Britain and her empire, and in 1945 the country was exhausted and devastated. Aerial bombardment had destroyed many British cities, and there were ...

In the 18th century, Britain had a well-established empire of colonies in the Americas. By 1740, the British government had allowed thirteeen colonies to develop in British America. The British ...