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May 19, 2025 at 6:00am BST The Irish “piggybacked” on the often-violent and exploitative empire-building of the main European powers, according to a Dublin-based academic.

The British Empire and the Rise of Industry Britain's Empire in 1815 This is the year that marked the end of a prolonged global conflict and saw Britain join the ranks of the great imperial powers.

Alan Titchmarsh, 75, has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his efforts in horticulture and charity. This is the most prestigious rank in the British Empire ...

The Scots attempted (in vain) to join their ranks in the 1690s and Russians did so in the 1700s. What is very remarkable, therefore, is that the present controversy about empire and colonization shows ...

Nigel Biggar: British Empire unfairly maligned Non-European colonialist empires existed for millennia. No one seems interested in those, though By Nigel Biggar, Special to National Post ...