The Casa de Contratacion Established in Seville
The House of Trade was set up in Seville on January 20th, 1503, granting the city the exclusive right to trade with the New World.
Empire
Aztecs: A New Perspective
John M.D. Pohl reviews recent scholarship about the empire swept away by Cortes.
Museum of the British Empire and Commonwealth
In-house historical adviser Katherine Prior introduces this new museum which opens at the end of September.
Festival of Empire
With the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in mind, Nigel Burton looks back at the 1911 Festival of Empire and the concept of an 'Inter-Empire Games.
Paris Between Empires 1814-1852
Pamela Pilbeam reviews a new study of the French capital between 1814 and 1852.
Cape Town Founded
Richard Cavendish charts the founding of Cape Town, on April 7th, 1652.
The Rise and Fall of Empires
Harold Perkin discusses the role of the extraction and distribution of surplus production in historical change, from Ancient Egypt to the 21st century.
Slavery and the British
James Walvin reviews current ideas about the vast network of slavery that shaped British and world history for more than two centuries.
Barbados: British Empire in Miniature
Graham Norton introduces the complex colonial history of the Caribbean island.
Destroyers and Preservers - Big Game in the Victorian Empire
Continuing our History and the Environment series, Harriet Ritvo looks at the role of big-game hunting in spreading awareness of the need for conservation