The Hoya

Historian Maps End Of Empire

Aiyaz Husain, a historian with the Policy Studies Division of the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State and author of the recently published “Mapping the End of Empire: American and ...
War on the Rocks

Mid-Afternoon Map: British Empire Edition

London has been described as a city built on the spoils of empire, prompting visitors, at least over a damp weekend in March, to wonder why more of these spoils weren’t spent on proper indoor heating.
Nature

The MP Atlas A Collection of Maps showing the Commercial and Political Interests of the British Isles and Empire throughout the World

THIS atlas consists of a series of maps chiefly representing the British Empire. They are very clearly printed, and some of them are decidedly good specimens of cartography. The bathyorographical map ...
The Economist

The British Empire peaked 100 years ago this month

One Fine Day: Britain’s Empire on the Brink. By Matthew Parker. PublicAffairs; 624 pages; $35. Abacus; £25 Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain. By Charlotte Lydia Riley. Bodley Head ...
Popular Science

The sun has literally set on the British Empire

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. “The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the ...