During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

It spread from the Americas to include colonies in Africa, Asia and Australasia. During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in ...

The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the ...

Gladstone, again her prime minister, disliked about British colonial ... of diminishing Empire. Mahdi. Hulton Getty Picture Archive. The Queen's experience of colonial Africa had been even more ...

Many of the case studies are Africa focused. Within the context of Britain's wider ... A forgotten History (2016) ; John Darwin, The British Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World ...