All Britons Benefited From Colonialism — Regardless Of Class

It was not just the lords and ladies of the empire to benefit from Colonialism; even those far from power got some benefit

Kesh Anand
Nov 6 · 4 min read

“My grandfather was a poor farmer in Scotland. He didn’t benefit one jot from the British Empire” shouted the angry man I was chatting to at the pub. “Only…

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