In 1893, the HMS Victoria, the Royal Navy’s most powerful battleship and a symbol of British maritime dominance, was tragically destroyed during a naval demonstration in Tripoli due to a miscalculated ...

A distinguished lawyer and judge of the Madras High Court, C. Sankaran Nair was one of the early architects of the Indian National Congress and served as its president in 1897. He was also a member of ...

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 ...

Just a few days before her death she appointed the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss – at 96 years old, the queen continued with her duties when others would have long passed them on.

In the 18th century, Britain had a well-established empire of colonies in the Americas. By 1740, the British government had allowed thirteeen colonies to develop in British America. The 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.