SCOTLAND’S role in the British empire is being misunderstood by both sides of the constitutional debate, experts have told The Sunday National ...

More people believe that Scotland was simply a subject of England than a partner in creating the largest empire the world ...

Only a minority accept that Scotland partnered England to derive its historical wealth from slavery and colonies ...

The exhibition, ‘Looking East’, highlights the lives of soldiers, colonial administrators, and civil bureaucrats from Ireland ...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

These were the 12 biggest empires (by area) ever put together, ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to ...

THIS is an important history, not just for Scotland but for the many peoples across the world impacted by Scots ...

Trump’s misguided belief that inside of every Canadian there is an American waiting to get out is a misconception that is ...

A stunning hoard of over 400 Roman and British coins has been discovered in the Netherlands, offering a glimpse into the ...

The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

Is there a case for reparations? Oxfam’s huge estimate of the money drained from India by Britain’s colonial rule does not ...