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Who are we when we are seen through someone else’s eyes—through a lens or a brushstroke? For years, artists have grappled ...
The Truth About Empire promises to be “a shield against the assault on historical truth.” Its authors might do well to visit Col. Pennycuick’s memorial at Camberley before it, too, is toppled.
The sun is setting — literally, this time — on the British Empire. That’s the upshot of Prime Minister Starmer’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Britain’s former Indian Ocean colony, Mauritius.
After a two-year closure, the Yale Center for British Art has reopened with its historical collections in lively conversation with contemporary art. By Hilarie M. Sheets Reporting from New Haven ...
“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.
A book which will be welcome to many who have found it impossible to keep track of the rapidly changing relationships between different parts of the British Empire. The book is distinguished by ...