Colonial Williamsburg: Explore the birthplace of the American Revolution as the U.S. celebrates it's 250th anniversary this year

Colonial Williamsburg, America's largest living history museum, is gearing up for a monumental 2026, marking both the ...
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Mapping the colonization of North America day by day

Using a day-by-day progression, we guide viewers through the colonization of North America with Google Earth as our map and ...
The New York Times

A Novelist Writing on Colonization Finds an Audience in France, at Last

Mathieu Belezi has been fascinated by the history of colonial Algeria for years. Acclaim finally came with his latest book, a sign of changing times. “It is my duty to ask questions, especially ...
The New Yorker

The British Empire Was Much Worse Than You Realize

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...