An incredible map shows ... of more than 170 countries over its history, which is equivalent to almost 90 percent of the world. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The empire began in the ...

A map showing all the countries ... It also included incursions by British pirates, privateers, or armed explorers. The British Empire is considered to have been the largest empire in history.

Comparison of the British Empire ... than European countries at the time. Parts of what are today southern Russia were Mongolian territory at the start of the empire. Over the next four decades ...

A map of countries where an overseas volunteer organisation operates is—what else?—a throwback to the British Empire’s pink map. This is a shame, because a book that lived up to the promise ...

“Legacy of Violence” (Knopf), her astringent new history of the British Empire, brings detailed context to individual stories like Tudor’s. Visiting archives in a dozen countries over four ...