This is the first in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Charting the `inner history' of a violent col
On a sweltering day in July 1878, the men of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - the Black Watch - waded ashore at Larnaca Bay to begin the British occupation of Cypru
In June of 1878, the British Empire acquired the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus, after a secret agreement with the Ottoman Empire. The occupation of Cypru
The relationship between Britain and Cyprus over the course of the past 100 years has been a constantly evolving one. Since the First World War, Cyprus has play
This is the first in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Charting the `inner history' of a violent col
