Napolean and The Siege of Acre 1799 The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended, city of Acre. It was Napoleon’s first strategic defeat as three years previously he had Read More
For two centuries an Island twenty miles off the European mainland had acquired an empire spanning every continent. By 1900, it encompassed modern-day India, Pakistan, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, along with much Read More
Many people horrified by the brutality of the Burmese regime say that the ‘international community’ should intervene in the country. But the history of Burma shows that meddling by imperial powers has always made things Read More
The Great Game was an intense rivalry between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia, beginning in the nineteenth century British Lord Ellenborough started “The Great Game” on January 12, 1830, with an edict establishing a Read More
The British Empire was the largest drug pusher the world has ever seen. By the 1830s the smuggling of opium into China was a source of huge profits and these profits played a crucial role Read More
5 of the worst atrocities of the British Empire 1. BOER CONCENTRATION CAMPS Armed Afrikaners on the veldt near Ladysmith during the second Boer War, circa 1900 During the Second Boer War (1899-1902), the British rounded up around Read More
The East Indian Company – Britain’s Crown JewelRead More
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