Opinion

Britain Can No Longer Hide Behind the Myth That Its Empire Was Benign

The British Empire was built and sustained on coercion and systematic violence. It's time to be honest about that fact.
The Economist

What the crown jewels reveal about Britain’s colonial past

“KOH-I-NOOR” means “Mountain of Light” in Persian. “Mountain of Misery” might be a better name for the infamous diamond. Its story is one of marauding and empire-building across Central Asia: Mughal ...
Publishers Weekly

IN CHURCHILL'S SHADOW: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain

Noted British historian Cannadine (Class in Britain, etc.) gathers a dozen essays on modern British history, covering the era from 1875 (the zenith of British power) to the present (when that power is ...
Yahoo News UK

The BBC’s relentless war on Britain’s past has reached another horrible stage

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Olusoga’s BBC documentary on Empire provides a skewed portrait of our past - Andrew Crowley While it cannot be denied that ...