Episode 252 - The Moral Conflict of Colonialism

From the mid-19th century to the eve of the Boer War, colonial scramble of colonial expansion created a con. And at the heart of it, we’ll find Welsh men as soldiers, politicians, missionaries, and emigrants, celebrating, shaping and questioning Britain’s imperial destiny. Cover Photo: the painting of The Battle of Rorkes Drift By Alphonse de Neuville - 5AFi-BKNCeU_VA at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21997608 Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices