A remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, St Helena is home to a wealth of history just waiting to be discovered by your ...

In 1841, the British essayist Thomas Carlyle even claimed that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men”.

Sixty-seven years ago, Ghana enjoyed her liberation from the British colonial rule or what may be referred to by political ...

This was a forgotten empire story – not taught in Belgian schools – of ... They settled on Guatemala, which had secured its own independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821, a decade before Belgium.

The word “empire” may be dropped British honours as part of reforms reportedly being considered by royal officials. Under the ...

British East India Company administrator, antiquarian and editor Edward Clive Bayley was born in St Petersburg on this day. He held high administrative posts in north India. In 1849, he was appointed ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has joined French President Emmanuel Macron at a Paris ceremony marking the 106th ...

King Charles confronts Britain's 'painful' slavery history amid rising calls for reparations. The newly appointed leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to be "deeply ...

It didn’t matter to us that Ireland was not part of the British Empire any more, or that it generally received the sharp end of matters when it was. For me, such incongruities were not allowed ...

In 212AD an emperor called Caracalla extended Roman citizenship to all free people in the Roman empire, who had to pay him taxes and bear his name. His example later inspired the British empire to ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron stood side by side in Paris on Monday to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Armistice. Nations across the world honored ...

putting the best British movies up against anywhere else in the world. Team Empire put our heads together, got into some spirited debates and ultimately came up with our choices. From Hitchcock to ...