The British Empire was built and sustained on coercion and systematic violence. It's time to be honest about that fact.

In a new exhibition, the featured images reflect Britain’s attempts to document and control the subcontinent’s population, but they also demonstrate the nobility of their subjects – and the futility o ...

As confrontation with Iran escalates, Washington risks repeating the 1956 Suez crisis, which hastened the end of sterling as ...

“The prolonged and extreme drought seems to have occurred during a particularly poor period for Roman Britain,” Andreas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — At its height, the British Empire’s rule oversaw 531 million people — over three continents spanning from North America ...

The idea of the benevolent British Empire is pure myth. From ruthlessly crushing rebellion, to abetting the murders of indigenous peoples, to allowing its colonial subjects to starve, the history of ...

Australian TV host Rowan Dean has called for a new British Empire following the death of the Queen in a clip that has gone viral. Speaking on Sky News Australia, Dean's guest, James Morrow, also ...

‘Winnie” Recharts His Hectic Course as Suzerain of the Seas Now on the outside of politics, Winston Churchill gives full vent to his literary genius. His book,* except for some too technical pages, is ...

In 1874, British forces invaded Kumasi, the capital of the powerful Asante Empire in present-day Ghana, burned the royal palace, and carried off gold regalia, sacred objects, and royal treasures that ...

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ruled a quarter of the earth’s landmass, has seen its overseas empire reduced ...