A map showing all the countries ... It also included incursions by British pirates, privateers, or armed explorers. The ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

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 ...

Delegations from a substantial number of countries asked to join the empire, seen as a route to modernity, protection and peace. Many were turned down by British governments uncomfortably aware of ...

The Commonwealth was born out of the British Empire, supposedly granting former colonies 'free and equal' status. But the association has faced criticism for its colonial roots, and some states ...

“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 ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday they are handing over its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian ...