Britain’s monument culture obscures a violent history of white supremacy and colonial violence
Statues and monuments have been used to present a revisionist history in which empire was great while omitting the violence they subvertly celebrate.
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Payment for past crimes: 12th‑century French cleric who called on Denmark to pay for Viking raids
Stephen of Tournai wanted Denmark to pay damages for Viking raids on France three centuries before.
Marx and Thatcher: how memorials have become the lightning rods of 21st‑century protest
Statues to divisive figures are increasingly becoming the target of protest and vandalism.
Atlantic slavery left its mark not just in wealthy city centres, but among the rural poor too
How even sleepy, rural Mid Wales was once an industrial heartland feeding the slave trade.
Bearing witness to the history of black lives in Britain
The rich and complex histories of Black life in the UK have largely been omitted from popular narratives that present Britain as anti-racist. They must be remembered now
Uncovering the similarities between the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill and British colonial laws in Egypt
As the government cracks down on the right to protest, we should remind ourselves of similarities between new legislation and older legacies of imperialism.
A meaningful debate about statues is happening – the government just doesn’t seem to be taking part
Activists are taking a creative approach to complex debates despite intransigence from Westminster.
The Windrush generation: how a resilient Caribbean community made a lasting contribution to British society
The Windrush generation has a long and storied history encompassing empire, war, migration, multiculturalism, racism and scandal – a history that has transformed British society and culture.
Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires
La Nouvelle-Zélande aussi s'interroge sur le sort à réserver aux monuments et aux noms de lieux rendant hommage au passé colonial.
Canada needs to reckon with the relics of its colonial past, including racist statues
As anti-racism protests take aim at statues of slave owners and racist figures, Canada needs to reassess how it remembers its past.
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