A recent study showed that 44% of people in Britain people think that “we should be proud of British colonialism”. Considering the Empire’s sketchy past of violence and massacres, this was a shock result.
At the time, as today, people were mainly supportive of British rule overseas, though it would be fair to assume they didn’t know the full extent of the chaos it wrought. For some, the empire’s steady decline after World War 2 would have been incomprehensible.
But it wasn’t all bad in the Empire on which the sun never sets. British rule overseas did bring some good things into existence…
1. A great opportunity for fancy dress
2. An excuse to attend fancy dinners…
3. …and make long speeches
4. Endless possibilities for eye-catching graphics
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1 comments On Why British Empire was a good thing… according to contemporary newspapers
Interesting photographs. I would like to learn more about the large dining event and what happened to the French and German colonies (did they fight, too?).