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 ...

This system, known as limited monarchy, was the pride of Great Britain. It was also admired by the American founders. As late as 1774, in his Summary View of the Rights of British America, Thomas ...

EXCLUSIVE: An extraordinary new account reveals how a poisoned spear could have ended his reign early... and changed the ...

The University of Birmingham's founder was the first industrialist to enter the highest level of British politics and a ...

To the British, India served as the jewel of the British Empire. The coffers of Britain overflowed with wealth extracted from the subcontinent. The initial acquisition of India under the British ...

Archaeologists say they've found "the very first material evidence of the very first empire in the world" in 4,000-year-old ...

Mirvis will be named a “knight commander of the order of the British Empire,” according to King Charles’ New Year Honours list. Since 1890, the U.K. has announced new knighthoods and other ...

‘Gaelic Sunday’, which took place on 4 August 1918, was, the GAA’s website proudly declares, the day on which Association’s clubs ‘stood against the British Empire and triumphed in a ...

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Empire of Light, the latest film from ACADEMY AWARD® winning director Sam Mendes, is a prime example of the genre. Set in the quintessentially British environment of a struggling art deco cinema ...