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No ordinary diamond: How the Koh-i-Noor became an imperial possession
Ahead of King Charles’s coronation on May 6 2023, Buckingham Palace has announced that Camilla, the Queen consort,…
The 10 Biggest Empires In Human History
The Age Of Empires might be over but their influence on the current geopolitical situation is still apparent.…
The Amazon Fire Crisis Has Been 500 Years In The Making – As Brazil’s Indigenous People Know Only Too Well
São Paulo – the largest city in the Americas – was recently plunged into darkness in the middle…
Hong Kong Protests: History Lessons For Beijing From British Colonial Era Uprising
Beijing has made no secret that it is weighing up the option of using force – either through…
Colonialism As Mitosis – The Rise And Fall Of Empires, Rendered As Cell Division
During the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Great Britain, France, Portugal and Spain controlled vast territories across the…
A Beleaguered Britain Takes Comfort In Nostalgia For Empire
The British empire never lacked contradictions. A global juggernaut standing with its military boot on millions of necks,…
How 156 Years Of British Rule Shaped Hong Kong
Even though Britain gave Hong Kong back to China 21 years ago, today when you walk around the…
Why Gastronomic Bias May Be The Last Bastion Of Imperialism – & Why Asia’s Oppressed Noodle Dishes Need Some Upbranding
Diners in Asia will spend an arm and a leg on Old World cuisine, yet balk at paying…
Debating The British Empire’s ‘Legacy’ Is Pointless – This Is Still An Imperial World
As the march towards Brexit rekindles arguments over British nationalism and the strength and merits of the union between England and Scotland,…