The British Museum is facing an "omni-crisis" as it launches a £150,000 rebrand project following a series of controversies ...

Ewuare rebuilt the capital of the kingdom, Edo City, which is present ... all contact with the British. In 1897, a group of British officials tried to visit Benin to depose the Oba, although ...

Tensions mounted, and in 1897 the British sent 10,000 soldiers to invade Benin. The capital, Benin City, was burned to the ground, and the Kingdom of Benin became part of the British Empire.

When the Ottomans finally closed the land routes to the rich markets of the East, the Europeans, desperate to continue with ...

The artefact was among the 3,000 'Benin Bronzes' looted during the destruction of Benin City in 1897. The items were taken as spoils to pay for a naval expedition raised to avenge the deaths of nine ...

England's capital city, London is a metropolitan hub of fashion, industry, tourism, and so much more. London has remained an international destination and welcoming center of global movement since ...

A Swedish academic, Staffan Lunden, has convincingly argued that Hicks is guilty of ‘distortion’ when writing about the British raid on Benin in 1897, which brought several ... through the Delian ...

The Forbidden City, pictured here, was no longer a royal palace but ... looted by British troops as they razed the royal palace of Benin in 1897. World War II, which bankrupted Britain despite its ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, following their ...

This innovative documenntary looks at the transfer of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey from France to Benin, ...

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