The British Empire was one of the most cruel ... when he was on the way to the holy city of Varanasi. He was put on a boat to Fiji and forced to work on a plantation, and could never go back ...

This column normally resists the fashion of trashing the British empire. It contained many horrors, but its greatness was real. Like the Roman, it should be properly studied, not ignorantly deplored.

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

The monument was constructed in 1834, a years after slavery was abolished across the British Empire. The display includes letters from the early American colonist John Winthrop, organisers says.