The first successful colony was set up in 1607 ... During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against ...

“The British Empire, which I loathe with a passion ... I was playing for the Cubs football team and in the first half we were 7-0 up, and I’d scored six. “In the second half I ran up ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday ...

Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, as best we can recollect from diaries and store keepers accounts and newspaper articles, men were the principal - the primary and principal ...

As first highlighted last year on Reddit ... literally set on the British empire. It didn’t stay dark for Britain too long, however. About an hour after dusky conditions on the Pitcairn Islands ...

Back to top Episode 1 - Exploration and the development of the British Empire In this first episode of the series, presenters Katie Charlwood and Datshiane Navanayagam look into European ...

However, it was not until 1911 that the first recorded Games between athletes belonging to the British Empire actually took place. This 1911 event took place as a celebration in connection with ...

It offers a unique and scholarly history of the complexity of the British Empire through its origins ... the contribution of empire to the First and Second World Wars; fast exit strategies; violent ...

For the first time in ... The Roman Empire could not allow this revolt to succeed. Reinforcements quickly arrived and, under Paulinus’ command, met the British rebels in London.

the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy. The discovery, first reported by the Observer earlier this week ...