Empire was central to how Ireland’s nonsectarian colleges justified themselves – The Irish Times
Tucked away in the University College Cork (UCC) archives is a note from James Bradley, doctor, of Macroom,…
Tom Poland: A curious battle for independence | Columns
It was a battle Britain claimed to have won, yet it sent the Redcoats scurrying to Charleston and…
The Middle East was once part of British India—just not on official maps | Research News
In his book Empire of the Raj (2004), historian Robert Blyth argues, “The Persian Gulf was the heart…
Britain’s post-imperial delusion – UnHerd
For more than a century, Powell points out, the British had been used to “Britain” also meaning India,…