Modern History: The Historical Investigation 2025: Imperialism

An encyclopaedia entry from Britannica on the historical region of Belgian Congo.

An article from BBC News on Belgium acknowledging its colonial past in Africa

House of Commons Debate 20 May 1903 vol 122 cc1289-332

An overview on the origins of British India from Oxford Research Encyclopedias.

An encyclopaedia entry from Britannica on the period of British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947.

An overview of the British control in India from the BBC.

An article from historian Fritz Blackwell published via the Association for Asian Studies on the impact of British rule on India between 1700-1900.

An episode of the Black History Podcast that discusses exploitation of the Belgian Congo, particularly the rubber trade.

An episode of Since the World's Been Turning podcast, featuring Adam Hochschild, a writer, historian and the author of King Leopold’s Ghost, the story of King Leopold and the Congo.

An episode of the Truce podcast featuring Adam Hochschild, author of the book King Leopold's Ghost.

Host Melvyn Bragg speaks with historians on the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed. Nearly 15 months later, after great violence on both sides, the revolt was suppressed, but it left British rule in India transformed.

Jon Wilson speaks at the South Asia Seminar on 16 May 2017.

A recording from a live speaking event at St Antony's College on 1 March 2017 featuring Shashi Tharoor.