15 Solid Facts About the Rosetta Stone
Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...
The Aga Khan IV, Wealthy Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88
At the age of 20, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to ...
What Christopher Hitchens Understood About the Parthenon
The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.
Only a fifth of UK voters 'ashamed' of British Empire
A third of adults (33 per cent) believe that the UK's colonial period in the 19th and 20th centuries is something to be ...
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Gift, grant, and agitation against a ‘great’ empire in its final days: Part 2
On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule following foreign domination of some four and a half ...
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Kandyan Convention, Buddhism, Brownrigg and Soulbury Reforms
The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..
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Facades of Independence and Masks of Conquest: Of GLADIO Operations, Raj Nostalgia History and Literary Festivals
That was three years ago in 2022 on the eve of its purported 75 th Independence Day celebration. This year, February 4 th Independence day, would be marked with great pomp. 80 million rupees have been ...
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Phil Collins’ Family Guide: Meet the Genesis Drummer’s 5 Kids and More
Drummer Phil Collins is the patriarch of a talent-rich family, with five kids who all have careers in acting, music or sports ...
Neither ‘The Godfather’ nor ‘Citizen Kane’: This 90s classic has been named ‘best movie of all time’ and many disagree
On one popular ranking website, there is an unexpected entry at the top of the list of the greatest films in history.