The British Empire was the biggest colonial power in history. The empire began colonizing territories in the 16th century and used its military power to spread its influence. At its peak ...

In the 19th century, this argument ... geopolitics to this day. Western colonialism arose during the Age of Exploration, the period in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries when European powers ...

Even encountering African Christian communities, Europeans labeled local practices as heretical, justifying colonization and ...

Members of the James Blair House of the Daughters of the American Revolution discussed 16th and 17th century fashion during ...