The monarch allegedly said the U.K. would follow the U.S. in its "muscular return to colonialism” amid Venezuela and ...

Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire” confront the imperial roots of its botanical collections and challenge long-held ...

Annie Besant led the Home Rule Movement advocating Indian self-governance Samuel Stokes, a Quaker, converted to Hinduism and became a social reformer Madeline Slade, an admiral's daughter, was a close ...

An anti-British Irish-language movie paid for by UK public money has won the top honour at this year's British Independent Film Awards. Titled Kneecap - after the rap trio of the same name - the ...

Zimbabwe and other countries in the Global South or, in the language of development, "the periphery" which covers the developing world -- are facing an existential threat of "super-imperialism". In ...

The British laid the groundwork, literally in sand, which guaranteed instability in the Middle East until today. After the French had defeated an Arab army in July 1920 and consolidated their control ...

Doubtless kindness lay behind Penguin’s absence of response to The Critic’s repeated requests for a review copy for me of this book. My request also failed, but I have gone out and bought a copy, and ...

States are often prisoners of their pasts. History shapes how they interact and compete in the international arena. In the United Kingdom, where enthusiasm abounds after Keir Starmer’s Labour Party ...

Like it or not, nearly 2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies and English is the most widely spoken language in the world. Without being judgmental, award-winning author and ...

Meet Anshu, an author delving into diverse realms. With a background in the UPSC CSE exam, Anshu combines expertise in labour, gender issues, Mithila culture, cuisine, environmental concerns, public ...