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This ambitious history of the British Empire touches on everything from the Mahabharata to Marx
In ‘Time’s Monster’, author Priya Satia tells many truths long unacknowledged. Feb 13, 2021 · 05:30 pm British cavalry charging against Russian forces at Balaclava in 1854. | The Relief of the Light Brigade / Public Domain
Since Niall Ferguson first published
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World almost two decades ago, there has been a remarkable resurgence of jingoistic Empire nostalgia in Britain, a trend that has gained renewed impetus with Brexit and as part of the current so-called “culture-war”.
Take for instance the controversy over the statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College, Oxford, which has become an unlikely rallying point for those of a more conservative persuasion. Rhodes’ modern-day supporters insist that was a great man whose memory should be honoured, and that removing his statue would be tantamount to the erasure of history.
A roller coaster ride through time around some of Britain's classic theme park attractions, from a 1920s big dipper to Alton Towers' iconic Corkscrew
Scenic Railway at Margate's Dreamland is a Grade II-listed structure and the oldest roller coaster in the UK
Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Captive Flying Machines is Europe's oldest continuous working amusement ride
Loggers Leap at Thorpe Park became massively popular after Princess Diana was pictured riding it in 1993