The british empire

The British Empire 1920

Military Rank, Operations, & Feudal Hierarchy

Download this stock image: 'Buy British' a board game involving trade within the British Empire. A new map game. Buy British. An exciting world race, and one which will teach the players Trade within the Empire. London : Geographia, [1932]. Source: Maps 162.p.6. Language: English. - R513DR from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole It does not look likely to stir a man's soul, 'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth-eaten rag, When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag. Sir Edward B. Hamley But how does the sight of a mouldering flag hanging forlornly in the corner of a classroom stir the souls of students separated from such deeds by time, geography, culture, and language? I teach history in an international school in China’s capital; most of the students are Asian…

Decolonising Geography challenges the reproduction of colonial practices of knowledge in our classrooms. It contributes to developing curricula that challenge ‘universal truths’ and objective knowledge in geography by offering pedagogical techniques to empower students to take responsibility in co-creating knowledge and building critical geographies; offering a space for reflection on the content we teach in secondary geography; and providing practical teaching resources.

Currently on display in Drury Court after extensive conservation resides the highly theatrical and dramatic painting by , Nicholas Habbe, Britannia Rules the Waves. The 1876 allegorical genre painting draws on the artist’s experience as a theatre designer and incorporates a cast of sea nymphs, nereids and tritons surrounding a chariot as it forges its way across a churning sea. A winged baby riding a dolphin and an anxious-looking whale contribute to the scene.

Gallery of vintage images of British India in the 19th century.