British Empire by Discovering Historical Sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire Explore collection items and short films to learn more about the British Empire. All content is available for educational purposes only, unless otherwise stated. Some of these resources include content that may be considered discriminatory, offensive or distressing. Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this content may contain images, voices or names of people who have died, and also may represent material that is culturally sensitive. We ask that all users consider these sensitivities when using this material. en-us 2026-03-18 15:09:41 UTC 2026-05-13 12:51:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/1583275380/ea5872fce6e06d29c3f4db65f720481d/BL_logo_padlet__2_.jpg Map of Virginia, 1651 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847668549 Curator Tom Harper examines this map of Virginia and explores what it can tell us about English colonialism in North America.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847668549 Survey of the country on the eastern bank of the Hughly, map of India, 1785 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847668667 Curator Tom Harper looks at a map of India produced as part of a survey of Kolkata for the East India Company.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847668667 British colonisation of Australia discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847669247 Historian Clare Anderson looks at sources that explain how the British transported convicts to Australia and the subsequent impact this had on Indigenous populations.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847669247 Indentured labourers in the British Empire discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847669523 Historian Maria del Pilar Kaladeen looks at sources from the India Office Records to discuss the system of indentured labour, which is part of her own family history.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847669523 British Library discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847674142 Explore more at the British Library.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847674142 Explore these primary sources on the British Empire and the economic impact on colonised people, c. 1870-1925. discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847674780 2026-03-31 15:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847674780 Description of a palm oil factory, John Whitford, 1877 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847680296 Location: West Africa

Creator: John Whitford

Format: Printed book

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847680296 Photograph of palm oil trade and production, Niger Delta, c. late 1800s discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847681073 Location: Niger Delta, Nigeria

Creator: Jonathan Adagogo Green

Format: Photograph

Copyright: © Jonathan Adagogo Green / The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY NC SA

]]> 2026-03-31 15:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847681073 Advertisement for African Steam Ship Company, 1892 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847683785 Location: London

Creator: British & African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and African Steamship Co.

Format: Print

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847683785 King Jaja of Opobo commemorative stamp, 1964 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847684187 Location: Nigeria

Creator: W.H Irvine

Format: Stamp

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847684187 Examination papers for Indian Civil Service, 1858 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847686150 Location: London

Creator: Indian Civil Service

Format: Examination papers

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847686150 Proclamation announcing the transference of the government of India to the British Crown, 1858 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847686316 Location: India

Creator: British Crown; Queen Victoria

Format: Proclamation

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847686316 Petition from Hindu inhabitants of Black Town (Madras), 1834 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847689599 Location: India

Creator: Unknown

Format: Petition

Copyright: We have been unable to locate the owner of the copyright in this material. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847689599 Petition from Chingleput (Chengalpattu) district weavers against the loom tax, 1834 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847690826 Location: India

Creator: Unknown

Format: Petition

Copyright: We have been unable to locate the owner of the copyright in this material. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847690826 Translation of Begum Hazrat Mahal's proclamation and Indian rebellion stats, 1858 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847692409 Location: India

Creator: Begum Hazrat Mahal

Format: Proclamation; handwritten document

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847692409 Map of Virginia, 1651 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847693316 Location: Virginia, North America

Creator: John Farrer

Format: Map

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847693316 Photograph of Indian labourers on Ugandan railway, 1899 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847693916 Location: East Africa

Creator: Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Format: Photograph

Copyright: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

]]> 2026-03-31 15:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847693916 Indian and African labour on the Jelori Road, IBEAC Correspondence, 1891 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847694076 Location: British East Africa

Creator: IBEAC

Format: Official papers

Copyright: Mackinnon Macneill Trust

]]> 2026-03-31 15:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847694076 Handbook to British East Africa and Uganda by John Purvis Bremner, 1900 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847696118 Location: East Africa

Creator: John Purvis Bremner

Format: Printed book

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847696118 'Free Grants of Land in East Africa', Shields Daily Gazette, 1903 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847697130 Location: East Africa

Creator: Shields Daily Gazette

Format: Newspaper

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847697130 Kipande and identity papers, 1925 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847697331 Location: British East Africa

Creator: British government

Format: Object

Copyright: E428283, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution

]]> 2026-03-31 15:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847697331 A view of Sydney Cove New South Wales, 1804 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847699415 Location: Australia

Creator: F. Jukes

Format: Engraving

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847699415 Batman’s Treaty, 1835 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847699643 Location: Australia

Creator: John Batman, Indigenous leaders

Format: Agreement

Copyright: Public domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847699643 James Mario Matra's proposal for settling New South Wales, 1783 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847702709 Location: Australia

Creator: James Mario Matra

Format: Proposal

Copyright: Public Domain in most countries other than the UK

]]> 2026-03-31 15:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847702709 Provisions list for settlers emigrating to New England, 1630 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847703681 Location: London; New England

Creator: Unknown

Format: Broadside

Copyright: Public Domain

]]> 2026-03-31 15:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847703681 European illustrations of Indigenous life in America, Theodor de Bry, 1590 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847703986 Location: Virginia, North America

Creator: Theodor de Bry

Format: Engraving / Illustration / Image / Manuscript

Copyright: Public Domain in most countries other than the UK.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847703986 'A Dictionarie of the Indian Language', William Strachey, 1618 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847704284 Location: North America

Creator: William Strachey

Format: Manuscript

Copyright: Public Domain in most countries other than the UK.

]]> 2026-03-31 15:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3847704284 'How the world is at war' map, Empire Day Certificate, 1916 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3888692932 Historian Anna Maguire analyses an Empire Day certificate from 1916 to discuss the role of the British Empire and colonial troops in World War One.

]]> 2026-04-28 10:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3888692932 Explore teaching resources, including articles, short films and primary sources, to discover how Britain's involvement with India impacted the lives of people in India and Britain, c. 1750-1930. discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3888694073 2026-04-28 10:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3888694073 First Subscription List for the East India Company, 1599 discovering_historical_sources https://padlet.com/discovering_historical_sources/british_empire/wish/3892587210 Curator Karen Stapley examines the first subscriber list of the East India Company, using it to trace how a commercial venture developed into a powerful corporation that controlled regions across South Asia.

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