The British Empire began in the 1500s ... most European countries were looking to expand their control in Africa. We can still see the impact of the Scramble for Africa today.

As the British Empire expanded through the long 19 th century, imperial colonies across the globe began to play an ever greater role in all aspects of life and society at home in Britain – from ...

The history of RIBA is closely entwined with that of the British Empire, which expanded and consolidated its colonial grip around the world during the institute’s formative years in the 19th and early ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...

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 ...