The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British colonialism in India From 1857, India was directly ruled by Britain ...

In the British Empire, this was done using a lot of force ... economy and education system of India. By 1857, the sepoys in the East India Company’s army began a rebellion after a rumour spread ...

how after the horrendous shock of the 1857 "Mutiny" the British state took over and turned this supremacy into the Raj, the jewel in the crown of the greatest empire the world had ever seen ...

To the British, India served as the jewel of the British Empire. The coffers of Britain overflowed with wealth extracted from the subcontinent. The initial acquisition of India under the British ...

It offers a unique and scholarly history of the complexity of the British Empire through its origins ... The Siege of Krishapur 1857 (Pheonix Paperback, 2002 edn) ; Mary Kingsley, Travels in West ...

Activist' councils are set to be able to change street names linked to the British Empire or slave trade after ... who led the suppression of the 1857 revolt in India. While Haringey Council ...