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 ...

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 ...

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 ...