Tag: British Empire

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20th June 1756: British prisoners locked in the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’

• 20th June 2023
• Tagged as: Bengal, Britain, British Empire, Calcutta, East India Company, India, Robert Clive

British prisoners of war were imprisoned in the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ after the Bengali army captured Fort William from the East India Company.

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23rd January 1900: British troops launch a nighttime attack on Spion Kop in the Second Boer War

• 23rd January 2023
• Tagged as: Boer War, Britain, British Empire, Empire, Imperialism, South Africa, Spion Kop, War

The Second Boer War saw the British Empire fight against the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

• Podcast

22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica

• 22nd June 2022
• Tagged as: Britain, British Empire, Commonwealth, Empire, Jamaica, London, Nationalism, Race

MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian immigrants.

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12th March 1930: Mohandas Gandhi began the 240-mile Salt March to the coastal village of Dandi

• 12th March 2022
• Tagged as: British Empire, Gandhi, India, Salt March

Gandhi intended to produce salt from seawater to avoid paying tax and thus undermine Britain’s salt monopoly.

• Podcast

12th December 1963: Kenya gains independence from the United Kingdom

• 12th December 2021
• Tagged as: Africa, Britain, British Empire, Commonwealth, Imperialism, Independence, Kenya, Mau Mau, United Kingdom

Kenya had been under British rule since the 19th Century, and since becoming a colony in 1920 African demands for a greater role in politics had grown.

• Podcast

12th March 1930: Gandhi begins the Salt March to Dandi

• 12th March 2019
• Tagged as: Britain, British Empire, Empire, India, Protest

On the 12^th March 1930, Mohandas Gandhi began the Salt March – a 240 mile (390 km) journey to the coastal village of Dandi.