THE ATROCITIES OF COLONISATION AND THE DECLINE OF BRITISH INFLUENCE AT THE GLOBAL STAGE:
Written by LUCAS ANUFORO, Dublin, Ireland Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com “To give pain is the tyranny, to make happy, the true empire of beauty.”...Samuel Butler “So in Europe, we had empires. Everyone had them- France and Spain and Britain and Turkey! The Ottoman Empire was full of furniture for some reason. And the Austro- Hungarian Empire, famous for fuck all! Yes, all they did was slowly collapse like a flan in a cupboard.”...Eddie Izzard Between the 16th and 20th century the British Empire was at its apogee and became the largest empire the world had ever known. It has often been said that ‘the sun never sets on the Empire due to its extensive conquest of territories across the globe. The Empire ensured that the sun was always shining on at least, one of its numerous colonies or subject nations. Its leadership influence stretched across the globe for several centuries. It could be said that the British Empire created a massive impact on the history of the world....