Whereas all the while the US was a ruthless, rapacious empire. Gore Vidal couldn’t abide the hypocrisy, duplicity and ...

A quarter of a millennium ago, “Swamp Fox” Francis Marion took on the British empire with a rag-tag group of part-time soldiers.

If you wander through Glasgow Green, you'll encounter the Doulton fountain, a gaudy terracotta tribute to empire that features "native" and colonial figures in national dress holding out the produce ...

In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...

Christopher Claassen has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust and NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Cooperation in Europe) If you wander through Glasgow Green, you’ll ...

A new Ken Burns documentary highlights Rhode Island's significant contributions to the American Revolution. Key figures like ...

The New Year Honours 2026 list has been announced, celebrating contributions to British society – but many famous faces have ...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

From Chola naval power to Curzon's imperial spectacle and today's Indo-Pacific contest, the Indian Ocean has long shaped Asia's politics, trade, and ideas ...

A triple header of author talks will take place Jan. 13 with three local writers, Chip LoCoco, Vicki Salloum and Elisa ...

For decades Britain held onto a tiny island chain in the Indian Ocean long after its African empire collapsed. Strategic military deals Cold War politics and forced removals kept the territory under ...

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped ...