During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.

It was merely the third stage of the transit arrangements across Egypt forged during the 19th century ... sultan of the Ottoman empire. In 1855, Lord Clarendon, the British foreign secretary ...

Though every other aspect of British life in the 19th century was transformed by industrial ... over 'the greatest empire for good that the world has seen'. The French Revolution inspired ...

The monument was constructed in 1834, a years after slavery was abolished across the British Empire ... were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war.

During the 19th century, England was part of the British Empire. Travel was not only for pleasure, but also for conquest or exploration. Colonial travel was reserved for men, who had a more active ...