The History of the British Empire

How the British took complete control over Sudan is a long and complex tale spanning centuries. Many conflicts and political dealings brought Britain …

In the latter half of the 19th century, life in India had everything a British officer or civil servant could possibly desire: a promising career in …

Blessed with the authority of conducting and protecting itself in the name of the Crown, the British East India Company had amassed wealth previously …

On January 12, 1879, the British Empire invaded the relatively small Zulu Kingdom in Southern Africa and kicked off the Anglo-Zulu War. The British …

When the British Empire went to war with the Zulus, the result was a conflict bloodier than the British expected. This is the Anglo-Zulu War.

The Middle East has been important since the first humans left Africa to settle in the rest of Europe and Asia, becoming a region of first-rate …

In 1896, the tiny African sultanate of Zanzibar entered into a war with the British Empire. It was the shortest war in history.

The British Empire claimed China for its sphere of influence in the 19th century. British imperialism in China resulted in unequal treaties and …

The 1950s was a time of great conflict and upheaval in Kenya as the Mau Mau Rebellion gripped the British colony in a violent wave of anti-colonial …

It was once said that the sun never sets on the British Empire. Although the Empire is long consigned to the history books, its geographical legacy …

The British Empire and the Russian Empire engaged in intense competition for control over Central Asia for most of the 19th century. The Great Game, …

The British Empire was the largest the world has ever seen; at its zenith it controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. …

Here is the history of the Second Anglo-Boer War: Britain’s unhappy introduction to modern warfare.

The British Empire comprised the colonies, dependencies, dominions and mandates ruled over by Great Britain. At its peak it stood as the largest …

At a time when the British Empire was expanding, becoming an unassailable empire across the world, Benjamin Disraeli rose from a relatively humble …

From 1815 to 1914, the British grand strategy was to prevent any single European power from becoming dominant.