The transfer of Britain’s “last African colony” to Mauritius has sparked deep opposition, mistrust, and disappointment from ...

As part of the £90 million a year expected to be paid to Mauritius to keep control of the base, Sir Keir has promised a ...

and India — where nearly all the countries share a history of being ruled by the British Empire as a territory or colony. While most of these commonwealth countries are independent from the ...

The contribution of hundreds of mostly black servicemen had gone unrecognised until now. The artefact was acquired in 1923 by Pitt Rivers Museum - where it has never been displayed. Some of the ...

There was a time when, to use the old adage, the sun did not set on the British Empire. It certainly didn ... and 14 British Overseas Territories (BOTs) – each of them with an element of ...