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 ...

W hen the Irish began voicing their anger at migration levels in their country, I naively thought it might be a good ...

Language, though, goes where the power goes. The English Empire has been followed by the American Empire, and so English has been linked to world powers over the last two centuries. But in the ...

While they are one of “The Big Three” players in international cricket, England's status is not widely reflected in the ...

In 221 B.C., Ying Zheng, ruler of the State of Qin and a man of great talent and bold vision, ended the 250-odd years of rivalry among the independent principalities during the Warring States ...