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African slave life in Colonial British America was far worse than slavery practiced in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans. The indigenous tribes took people as slaves in raids, enslaved those convicted of crimes, and traded slaves...

A photograph showing British troops arresting a Mau Mau suspect during the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60) in British-controlled Kenya. Imperial War Museums, UK.

The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross of the British Crown Jewels. The sceptre was made in 1661 CE and the large stone is the Cullinan I diamond, added in 1911 CE. The diamond weighs 530 carats and is also known as the Star of Africa. The British...

A line of British soldiers injured during a German tear gas attack at the Battle of Estaires in April 1918 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A March 1918 photograph of a British trench on the Western Front of the First World War (1914-18). Features of trench warfare shown include the firing step to allow a soldier to rise above the parapet which is protected with sandbags, a Lewis...

The Imperial State Crown of the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. Used in coronations and other state events, it contains the famous Black Prince’s ruby (actually a balas or spinel), the Cullinan II diamond...

A few items from the British Crown Jewels. The St. Edward's Crown (1661), the Sovereign's Sceptre with the Cullinan I diamond (1685, diamond added in 1911), the Sovereign's Orb (1661), Queen Mary II's Sceptre with dove (1689) and the Sovereign's...

A photograph showing British Army soldiers wearing PH Type helmets as protection against poisonous gas at the First Battle of the Somme during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A late-19th century painting showing British soldiers executing prisoners by tying them to a cannon and firing the weapon. This type of execution was not uncommon, particularly after the Sepoy Mutiny in India (1857-8)

A photograph of British soldiers with wounded German soldiers, taken during the First Battle of the Somme (July-November 1916) during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)