In 1947, when the British Empire withdrew from India, they hastily drew a line that would separate the newly-formed nations of India and Pakistan. This border, known as the Radcliffe Line, was ...

Pt.1 -- The empire beyond the storm, 1770-1776 -- Pt. 2: -- A summary of the series -- Pt. 3: Historiography -- Ireland and the American rebellion -- Mediterranean outposts -- India and the United ...

Although the German attempt to take over Europe was stopped, the Middle East was also affected in the process. The Ottoman Empire, once the greatest Islamic power in the region, sided with Germany ...

BIG TERRITORY ADDED TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE; What the Capture of Sokoto, in Central Africa, Means. The Once Great Fulah Empire at an End -- Conquered Region Contains 500,000 Square Miles.

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide. ... and the region had suffered from famine before British rule, ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

In the early weeks of World War I, the German cruiser SMS Emden, under Korvettenkapitän Karl von Müller, had already devastated Allied trade routes by sinking 60% of commerce in the region. Driven by ...

Long before India gained independence, one defiant voice inside the British Empire dared to call out a colonial massacre - ...

THE ordinary farm crops on which the supply of food-stuffs depends seem to be produced best in regions where the rainfall varies between 20 and 35 inches per annum. Where the upper limit is ...

The British Empire had its origins in the late 1500s. In 1585, Queen Elizabeth I gave Walter Raleigh permission to set up a colony close colony A country, state or territory ruled over by another ...