During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

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Two hundred fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1775, the British Parliament declared the Massachusetts ... In their ...

In the 17th and 18th centuries, several colonies of the British Empire were founded on the East Coast of what … Continue ...

And, it was, arguably, his tryst with the British Raj that catalysed his transformation from ... exposing him to what he called “the dirty work of Empire at close quarters”: the wretched prisoners in ...

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Some of the royal artefacts were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war. Butter sculptures of British royalty and a working coalmine were on display but what was it ...

In the course of these defiant efforts she effectively became a key British agent, aiding UK efforts to alter the course of the war in the Allies’ favour, and her home, the Andrássy Palace on ...

In 1945, the victorious Allied powers gathered in San Francisco to draft a charter for the United Nations, the foundation of a new global order that would make another world war impossible. The ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is zooming towards our planet this weekend. The asteroid, named 2024 ...

Without further ado, here are the best British movies on Prime Video! For more recommendations, check out our lists of the best British movies on Netflix, the best British detective shows on ...