Britain sails into the storm, 1770-1779 -- The empire in a period of crisis -- Massachusetts Bay foments rebellion -- Tea and the climate of sedition -- Parliament accepts the challenge : The coercive ...

Though the British Empire officially dissolved decades ago, its legacy is still woven into the fabric of many nations across the globe. From language and law to education systems and ...

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 ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

History Review: The Brutality of British Empire on Display in Legacy of Violence Caroline Elkins' book raises an important question for people today, particularly liberals—an issue that Elkins ...

Alan Cumming and Princess Anne. Alamy Stock Photo All four of The Beatles were all made Members of the British Empire (MBE) in 1965, but John Lennon returned his honor four years later.

Those lessons beckon today for Britain, and America, too. In the end, the empire — “the red on the map” — was a symbol, not the basis, of British influence. The home islands themselves, it could be ...

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 ...

Is the British Empire Largely Misunderstood? A new book examines the cherry-picking involved in the modern castigation of imperialist countries. Casey Chalk Aug 15, 2019 12:01 AM ...

The spring equinox on March 20 prededed the British empire’s literal sunset. Credit: Reddit / TuTiempo.net It didn’t stay dark for Britain too long, however.

The British pound sterling is the oldest currency still in use in the world, dating to the time when Britain was little more than a collection of warring fiefdoms regularly plundered by Vikings.