Philippa Levine holds the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, United States. A native of Britain, she is the author of a number of books about Britain and the Empire as well as the history of prostitution and of eugenics.

The British Empire is a broad survey of the history of the British Empire from its beginnings to its demise that offers a comprehensive analysis of what life was like under colonial rule, weaving the everyday stories of people living through the experience of colonialism into the bigger picture of empire.

1. Uniting the kingdom 2. Slaves, merchants and trade 3. Settling the 'New World' 4. After America 5. Britain in India 6. Global growth 7. Ruling an empire 8. Being ruled 9. Gender and sexuality 10. Contesting empire 11. Decolonisation Chronology of British Empire