Caribbean

Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts

The Edwardian era is often seen as a peaceful interlude between the violence of Victorian expansion and the First World War. In reality, Edward’s reign bore witness to dozens of conflicts across the Empire.

What Happens Back Home

The Windrush generation witnessed the Caribbean colonies from which they had emigrated achieve independence. Despite being an ocean away, they were not passive observers. 

Born in Babylon

The spread of Rastafari carried pan-African ideals from rural Jamaica to the world. From its origins in 1930s Kingston, it has espoused a striking message: Africa yes, England no. 

First Among Equals

Few figures from the Age of Revolutions can match the achievements of Toussaint Louverture.

Victorian Britain’s Culture War

The abolition of slavery was only the beginning of a culture war on race and empire that divided the intellectual classes of Victorian Britain.