In this alternate history scenario, the United Kingdom launches an ambitious mission to reclaim its former colonies. Egypt ...

Explore the surprising connection between colonial violence and modern food, from pumpkin spice lattes to Indian street food, ...

An in-depth look at the premiere episode of Ken Burns’ latest documentary The American Revolution. We examine the pivotal ...

A Brief History of Christmas Pudding, Britain's Imperial Dessert A version of this story originally ran in 2023; it has been ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, ...

In Slavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World (Monthly Review Press, 2025), Steve Cushion lays bare the ...

LONG before the roar of modern jetliners, the whirr of propellers once echoed across Bayan Lepas as Penang made its entry ...

Thousands of athletes will attend, but the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be a threadbare event. 2026 will signal the ...

The Balfour Declaration served as a tool for the British Empire’s interests, as has every US-Israeli agreement and ...

After his comments sparked a row, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Sunday apologised for his remarks saying that he ...

From there, we leapt over centuries of empire, slavery and revolution in America to arrive triumphantly at the First and ...

The American Revolution was one of the most radical acts in human history, casting aside centuries of monarchical despotism ...