The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday ...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

Young Heffernan’s beige complexion, curly hair, and long eyelashes symbolize the social perplexity of the British Empire come home to roost. He resembles young Dean Stockwell in The Boy with ...

Kevin Osei, founder of Bridging Barriers, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for empowering more than 2,000 underrepresented young people ...

The wealth the British extracted from India 'would be enough to carpet the surface area of London in British pound 50 notes ...

An emergency laparotomy nurse specialist at Paisley's Royal Alexandria Hospital has been honoured in the New Year Honours List.

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...