Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour was at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday to receive her medal as a Member of the Order of the ...

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 ...

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.'s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning monarch ...

Young Heffernan’s beige complexion, curly hair, and long eyelashes symbolize the social perplexity of the British Empire come home to roost. He resembles young Dean Stockwell in The Boy with ...

Scots appear to be unwilling to accept their country's leading role in creating the British Empire, a new poll suggests. More people believe that Scotland was simply a subject of England than a ...

Scots wrongly believe their country was a victim of the British Empire, a poll has found. A YouGov survey found that significantly more adults north of the border believed Scotland had been ...

Each year, the reigning monarch — in this case King Charles III — names new members of the U.K.’s orders of chivalry, which includes knights, dames, commanders of the British Empire (CBE ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...