British Empire

Full emancipation for enslaved people in the British Empire, excluding some exceptions like the East India Company, was granted by the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.

In 2017, she became a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire but - unlike Hyacinth - honours did not go to her head.

The images also appear to show fresh tracks left by armoured vehicles crossing through a cemetery, where over 3,000 troops killed fighting for the British Empire in World War 1 are buried.

He could not believe how quickly parts of the British Empire had fallen to Japan.

Long before India gained independence, one defiant voice inside the British Empire dared to call out a colonial massacre - and paid a price for it.