How ‘Evil’ Was the British Empire? Centuries of Theft and Destruction The British Empire's penchant for destruction and avarice has long been debated among historians and scholars.
Recent research has shed new light on its crimes, raising questions about whether "evil" is sufficient to describe this era. For centuries, the East India Company drove British colonial expansion in Asia and Africa.
Its insatiable appetite for resources and territories spawned some of history's most heinous acts of violence, exploitation, and environmental degradation.