Archeologists unearth signs from 1700s of British control in Florida after centuries of Spanish rule
The centuries-old city of St. Augustine is an enduring reminder of Spain's long history in Florida, going back generations ...
Archeologists find surprise signs of British rule in Florida
City archaeologists in St. Augustine uncovered a dry moat belonging to a British redoubt, a fortified military outpost, ...
The Boston Globe29d
Rhode Islanders didn’t just burn the Gaspee, they torched British tea weeks before the American Revolution began
The British Parliament had imposed a tax on the colonies in 1773 that rendered American ... “taxation without representation.” Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island ...
The Financial Times23d
A Training School for Elephants — journey through colonial folly
In the late 1870s, Frederick Carter, an Irish-born navigator made good, found himself stationed in Basra, Iraq, as a “kind of de facto British official ... Her bid to map her route on ...
The City23d
Long lost Spanish Fort discovered in the depths of Cartagena bay
Further investigations, including comparisons with colonial-era maps, confirmed that the structure was ... which was repeatedly besieged by English, French, and Dutch naval forces. Its existence ...
Investopedia18d
Mercantilism and the Colonies of Great Britain
Great Britain was not alone in this line of thinking. The French, Spanish, and Portuguese competed with the British for colonies under the belief that no great nation could exist and be self ...
Hindustan Times11d
AAP MP praises Centre for renaming colonial-era places, seeks more changes
(SansadTV) Mittal expressed concern over what he described as “carrying the burden” of colonial-era names, which he feels symbolise India’s past under the British rule. He appreciated the ...
The Conversation21d
Does Kneecap’s Bafta win signal changing UK attitudes to British colonialism in Ireland?
This fundamental right to your native language is the key theme in Kneecap, focusing on opposing the legacy of British colonial oppression of language and culture. Its success in receiving public ...
Fox News6d
Trump suggests US could join British Commonwealth if offered by King Charles
President Trump said Friday he liked the idea of the United States joining the British Commonwealth after a report claimed King Charles III would make an offer. "I love King Charles," Trump wrote ...
Foreign Policy7d
Into the Lions’ Den
The irony is hard to miss: London, once the heart of the British Empire, boasts vibrant spaces for sexual minorities, whereas Zambia, burdened by colonial-era statutes, has only modest venues ever ...