New York Sun

Sunset on the British Empire?

The sun is setting — literally, this time — on the British Empire. That’s the upshot of Prime Minister Starmer’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Britain’s former Indian Ocean colony, Mauritius.
Washington Examiner

British academia’s ongoing mental breakdown over the legacies of empire

In 2022, the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu unveiled a monument of Col. John Pennycuick in his English hometown of Camberley. The inscription described him in characteristically Indian ...
The Africa Report

Sunset of British empire in Africa: Political myths and historical facts

King Charles III stopped short of apologising for “unjustifiable” British colonial violence when he visited Kenya in October. A new book by the historian Stacey Hynd shows the depth of British ...
EurekAlert!

Doctoral dissertation: Serfdom in the Baltic region was seen as similar to slavery in the United States and the British Empire.

Andre Kruusmaa compared the different facets of the arguments and ideas in favour of serfdom and slavery, such as how and on what grounds slavery or serfdom was justified, what role slave or serf ...
The Atlantic

The British Have Invaded 90 Percent of the Countries on Earth

Everybody knew that the British loved to conquer lots of countries for their precious empire. It's not until somebody sits down and actually counts all of them that we realize just how many. Historian ...
Popular Science

The sun has literally set on the British Empire

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. “The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the ...