The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... natural resources for their own financial gain. In the 1700s and 1800s, India experienced several devastating famines.

The extraordinary colonia, founded by Roman soldiers between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, yielded several remarkable archaeological finds.

This is the central argument of University of Exeter professor of history Jeremy Black’s new book Imperial Legacies: The British Empire Around the World, which, according to the book jacket ...