The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... natural resources for their own financial gain. In the 1700s and 1800s, India experienced several devastating famines.

Scots believe a "harmful myth" after being "victims" rather than partners of the British Empire, a staggering new ... of the UK's entire population in 1800.

In the 1800s, ordinary Brits developed a sweet tooth ... Ingredients have huge histories of their own, and the British Empire is pretty significant when it comes to the history of sugar and ...