Are British kids taught about the fall of the British Empire?

We know about Empire, and that it's gone. I don't know how schoolchildren are taught about it these days. My history teaching seemed to stop at Charles II and then pick up at 1900 when I took modern history in my final year. read more

The British Empire was a great power.It contained territories owned by the United Kingdom.The empire was the largest empire in history. At its peak, it controlled 23% of the world's surface. read more

In the 36 lectures of The Rise and Fall of the British Empire, award-winning Professor Patrick N. Allitt of Emory University leads you through four centuries of British power, innovation, influence, and, ultimately, diminishment-four profound centuries that literally remade the world and bequeathed the complex global legacy that continues to shape your everyday life. read more