Kyle J. Gardner, The Frontier Complex: Geopolitics and the Making of the India-China Border, 1846-1962 (Cambridge University Press, 2021) When the first Englishman visited Leh, the capital of Ladakh ...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to revive Britain's traditional system of imperial measurements, such as pounds and ounces, in a post-Brexit move that has divided the public and businesses.
Each one is tied to moments of upheaval, whether through war, empire, or political change.
Article link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-kingdom/1957-04-01/britains-imperial-legacyhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-kingdom/1957-04 ...
Mitchell Reiss, the former president and CEO of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, was recently appointed the chairman of the British Imperial War Museums Foundation. He is following in the post ...
LONDON — In the United Kingdom, for the last 70 years, we have been habituated to one royal figurehead, Queen Elizabeth II. Her long rule spanned the bleak austerity of the 1950s and a decrepit empire ...
Last year, the return of blue passports was touted as a symbol of Britain taking back control following Brexit. Some in government would now like to see Britain’s imperial measurements make a comeback ...