In the process, however, it would bring it into conflict with another empire – the British Empire. WW1 postcard showing Central Powers monarchs: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Emperor Franz ...

Official portraits of Queen Mary and King George V in 1914. The British Empire was ruled by the Royal Family. It’s the same family that reigns today and the King at the time was Queen Elizabeth ...

The study of Empire has always been political. But with support for Brexit partly explained by pundits as imperial nostalgia, and the sweeping rise of the global Black Lives Matter movement, the ...

South African actor, director and playwright Dr John Kani has received the prestigious Order of the British Empire The award recognised Kani's contributions to the performing arts on the ...