Britain’s economic prominence in the world went through great turmoil during the 20th ... empire, and in 1945 the country was exhausted and devastated. Aerial bombardment had destroyed many ...

The British Empire entered the 19th Century second only to Portugal as the main slaving nation ... Unfortunately, the practice reared its ugly head at the end of the 20th Century, leading to a ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.

which expanded and consolidated its colonial grip around the world during the institute’s formative years in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among its aims, the institute sought to promote British ...

Al Murray returns to Sky HISTORY to seek the answer to one very complicated question, ‘Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?’. At the height of its power, in the 19th and early 20th century, it’s ...

Understanding the British Empire (CUP, 2010); Ronald Hyam, Britain's Imperial Century, 1815 to 1914 (CUP latest edn); John Newsinger, The blood never dried: A people’s history of the British Empire ...

(JTA) — The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died Thursday at 96, encompassed the grief and the redemption of 20th century British Jewry, as well as their ...