The remains of a British soldier killed fighting in WW1 have been laid to rest – 108 years after his death. Private John Tame ...

This is the central argument of University of Exeter professor of history Jeremy Black’s new book Imperial Legacies: The British Empire Around the World, which, according to the book jacket ...

Oba Ewuare Introduced hereditary succession (the heir to the throne is the current king's child ... Benin belonged to the British Empire until 1960. Then it became part of the independent ...

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 ...

Five East Lancashire people honoured by the King will be given their British Empire Medals tomorrow. They are among eight BEM recipients from the county at the ceremony in Lancashire Castle's historic ...

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 ...