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The 126 pages that link to British Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Pound sterlingRelated: Imperial power helped make sterling a major international currency before its decline.

• Akrotiri and DhekeliaNarrower topic: The bases are a surviving legacy of British imperial rule on Cyprus.

• Alfred AustinRelated: Imperial loyalty and national identity recur in Austin’s public verse.

• AnglosphereRelated: Imperial expansion spread English and institutions across many communities later associated with the Anglosphere.

• Ashmore and Cartier IslandsRelated: Britain’s claim to the islands preceded their transfer to Australia.

• Bernardine EvaristoRelated: Its histories and afterlives inform Evaristo’s representations of migration and Black British identity.

• Economy of the United KingdomRelated: Imperial trade and extraction influenced Britain’s commercial networks and economic development.

• English peopleRelated: English people and institutions were central to an empire that transformed populations worldwide.

• History of the BahamasNarrower topic: The Bahamas developed as a British colony and inherited its political institutions.

• Kingdom of FijiNarrower topic: The cession placed Fiji within the empire rather than preserving Cakobau’s independent state.

• Niall FergusonRelated: Ferguson’s defense of the empire’s historical legacy is among his most debated arguments.

• Robert Gascoyne-CecilNarrower topic: Salisbury governed during a major phase of imperial expansion and defended Britain’s worldwide position.

• Union JackRelated: Imperial expansion spread the flag’s imagery across distant territories.

• Amir KhanCompared with: Khan received an MBE, an honor distinct from his sporting titles.

• Austrian colonial policyCompared with: Its naval power and extensive possessions show the scale of empire the Habsburg monarchy never achieved.

• Charles McLean AndrewsNarrower topic: Andrews’s colonial histories helped place early American development within this wider imperial history.

• Culture of the United KingdomRelated: Imperial histories shaped migration, food, language, and cultural exchange in Britain.

• Danish overseas coloniesCompared with: British expansion ultimately absorbed several Danish possessions and dwarfed Denmark’s imperial reach.

• Henry John TempleNarrower topic: Palmerston’s career reflected the diplomacy and coercive power through which Britain protected imperial interests.

• History of LondonRelated: Imperial commerce and administration helped make London a global center.

• History of the British IslesNarrower topic: Imperial expansion redirected wealth, migration, and political power across the islands and the world.

• History of the United KingdomRelated: Imperial expansion and its dismantling shaped Britain’s economy, migration, and international role.

• International EnglishRelated: Imperial expansion spread English to regions where it later developed distinct local forms.

• J. G. FarrellRelated: The empire’s changing power provides the historical frame connecting Farrell’s trilogy.

• Thomas Pelham-HollesNarrower topic: Newcastle’s wartime government oversaw major imperial expansion in North America and India.

• Wilfrid Scawen BluntNarrower topic: Blunt’s anti-imperialism targeted the empire’s control over other peoples.