The British Empire is often misunderstood. Judgments of it differ widely, from broadly adulatory – a ”great” enterprise, spreading ”civilization” through the world; to the blame that is often put …

Recent years have seen a re-examination of Britain’s imperialist past, with changes to how its citizens understand, study and scrutinize its history.In Britain’s Contested History, eminent historian …

Recent years have seen a re-examination of Britain’s imperialist past, with changes to how its citizens understand, study and scrutinize its history.In Britain’s Contested History, eminent historian …

The British Empire is often misunderstood. Judgments of it differ widely, from broadly adulatory – a ‘great’ enterprise, spreading ‘civilization’ through the world; to the blame that is often put on …

This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain”s Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in …

This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain”s Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in …

The notion of ‘empire’ has been at the forefront of world politics for over a century. Bernard Porter’s landmark work traces the critical response to the British imperial project in the years leading …

The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it. One way of illustrat …

The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it. One way of illustrat …