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A photograph of the England team that faced Australia at the Oval in the 1896 Ashes series

Batting for the British Empire: how Victorian cricket was more than just a game

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Fatima Manji talks about objects and landmarks that are often obscured by the traditional stories told in many heritage sites. (Photographed by Sophie Davidson)

The history hidden in British heritage sites . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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John Zubryzcki shares the story of the party-loving royals of the House of Jaipur, who turned to politics following Indian independence. (Image from Getty Images)

The transformation of India’s glamorous golden couple . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Students study mathematics in Lahore in 1933

Revising the Raj

Representations of digits from the ninth century, 11th century and the present day

Digital revolution: the evolution of Hindu-Arabic numerals

An Indian soldier, emaciated after internment by the Japanese, aboard the British hospital ship 'Oxfordshire' in 1945 (Keystone/Getty Images)

The untold story of India’s WW2 prisoners of war

Photo of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria: how and why did she become Empress of India?

English cavalry attacking the Sikh at the Battle of Aliwal

Victoria the warrior queen

Illustration of the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava during the Crimean War

Victorians and war: which conflicts were fought during the Victorian era?

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Priya Satia explores how historians helped advance the British empire, only to later become critics of imperialism. (Image by Getty Images)

How historians helped build the British empire . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Muslim women embrace after Ramadan ends, 2012

“Does every generation have to prove itself in Britain?” Kavita Puri on the experiences of South Asians in Britain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Kavita Puri on the HistoryExtra podcast

Was the 1990s a golden age for British South Asians? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An East India Company official riding on an elephant

The East India Company: how a trading corporation became an imperial ruler

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Sujit Sivasundaram offers a new perspective on the expansion of the British empire across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. (Image by Getty Images)

Imperialism on the oceans . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Chess players in the 14th century

Ancient board games: which ones did people play for fun in the past?