The scope of the work is enormous. The premise is that as recently as 1928, 12 modern nations - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, ...

” (Free Expression, May 14), one in particular is reminiscent of recent history: Our hesitant tilt toward Asia parallels British interwar security policy in the same theater.

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide. Learn about British history, ... Asia and Australasia.

“One Fine Day” is a sprawling account of the British Empire by Matthew Parker, a historian. It travels like the never-setting imperial sun across Asia, Africa and outposts of the “new world ...

The Kohinoor diamond was obtained by the British Empire. Some argue it should be returned to India. "It has a history of being part of war booty or trophies taken as the result of war in South Asia.

When Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952, the British Empire had recently lost the proverbial "Jewel in the Crown," India, and the subcontinent was still reeling from the bloodshed of ...