The past few years have been a turbulent time for the monarchy, with Harry and Meghan's very public split from the family, scandals around Prince Andrew, the death of the Queen and serious health ...

The British Empire peaked 100 years ago this month Two new books examine the history and consequences of colonialism. Share. Imperial regalia, looking so 1980s Image: Getty Images.

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...

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 ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.

10 cultural artifacts the British Empire took from other nations, from the Benin Bronzes to the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Yoonji Han. Updated Sun, January 1, 2023 at 6:24 PM UTC. 10 min read.

Throughout its history, the British Empire has taken countless artifacts from its colonies and other countries. Governments and activists have since called for the repatriation of these cultural ...

THE Peter Le Neve Foster Lecture on “Empire Relations”, delivered by Viscount Bennett before the Royal Society of Arts on June 3 (J. Roy. Soc. Arts, 90, 613 ; 1942), gives a lucid survey of ...

The Truth About Empire promises to be “a shield against the assault on historical truth.” Its authors might do well to visit Col. Pennycuick’s memorial at Camberley before it, too, is toppled.

Among Scots who state that they know either a great deal or fair amount about Scotland’s role in the British Empire, 50 per cent believe the country was a partner rather than a subordinate.

Only a fifth of voters believe the British Empire is something modern Britain should be ashamed of, a new poll suggests. A third of adults (33 per cent) believe that the UK's colonial period in ...