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Photo of Queen Victoria

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

‘Inkhorn’ was the term for an inkwell made out of a small horn and became a nickname for the new words being created by playwrights and poets, such as William Shakespeare. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

The evolution of the English language

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?

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

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

Kavita Puri on the HistoryExtra podcast

Was the 1990s a golden age for British South Asians?

An East India Company official riding on an elephant

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

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

Chess players in the 14th century

General ancient history

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

Richard M Eaton on the HistoryExtra podcast (Image by Getty Images)

A new take on India’s history

Priya Atwal on the HistoryExtra podcast. The Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar

The rise and fall of the Sikh empire

Young girl putting garland around Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. (Photo by Dinodia Photos/Getty Images)

History hero My history hero: Fergal Keane chooses Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964)

Empire builder Maharajah Ranjit Singh sits astride a horse as an attendant holds a parasol over him. Singh is historically credited with growing his ancestral warrior-clan, the Sukerchakia misl, into a grand imperial dynasty. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

A Sikh tragedy: the Indian kingdom that fell foul of the British empire

An official of the British East India Company riding on an elephant with an escort of foot soldiers and mounted Indian retainers, India, end of 18th century (Photo by Getty Images)

The East India Company: everything you wanted to know