The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...
Professor Broome told the commission it was likely the "swiftest expansion within the British empire of any occupation of land", in part due to the desirable sheep country that was created by ...
How so many thousands grew rich on the proceeds of slave labour, and how this money laid the foundations for the British Empire and Britain's modern economy.' DAVID OLUSOGA:Just beneath is another ...
The British Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World System, 1830-1970 (OUP 2010; (Blackwell 2004); Ronald Hyam, Understanding the British Empire (CUP, 2010); Ronald Hyam, Britain's ...
Azimullah Khan, born on September 17, 1830, rose to prominence as the chief ... setback fueled Azimullah's resentment towards the British Empire, culminating in his active involvement in the ...