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66 Countries That Were Once British Colonies
The British Empire eventually took in about 25% of all the land on earth. It acquired its colonies through a mixture of ...
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The British Empire: An overview
During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against ...
Daily Mail11d
The sun still hasn't set on the British Empire: Only a fifth of voters say UK's colonial past is a source of shame - and one-in-five want it back
Only a fifth of voters believe the British Empire is something modern Britain should be ashamed of, a new poll suggests. A third of adults (33 per cent) believe that the UK's colonial period in ...
Scots think their country was a victim of the British Empire, poll finds
Only a minority accept that Scotland partnered England to derive its historical wealth from slavery and colonies ...
Lord Hermer called British Empire ‘deeply racist’ and fought for reparations
The Attorney General has described “almost every element” of the British Empire as racist and revealed he fought to get ...
Daily Express14d
The two ex-British colonies that now use dollars instead of pounds
Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their currency for one simple reason. The Pound had been the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial ...
Nature1mon
Soil Conservation in the British Colonial Empire
"Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation in the Colonial Empire", by H. A. Tempany, G. M. Roddan and L. Lord (Emp. J. Exp, Agric, 12, 121; 1944), brings the story of soil conservation in the British ...
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King Charles in Kenya addressed British colonial past and abuses
The Kenyan head of state told the King that colonial rule had been “brutal ... Charles acknowledged the role of slavery in the British Empire's history.
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Gift, grant, and agitation against a ‘great’ empire in its final days: Part 2
On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule following foreign domination of some four and a half ...
Fort William renamed Vijay Durg: A monument that witnessed the rise and fall of British Empire
Fort William’s military legacy spans centuries, from its role as a British colonial stronghold to its current significance as ...