These were the 12 biggest empires (by area) ever put together, ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to ...

India, a land of incredible diversity and culture, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. Each of the ...

The rank of Knight Commander (KBE) or Dame Commander (DBE), Order of the British Empire, appears on the Diplomatic Service and Overseas list. The Order of the Bath The Order of the Bath is an ...

Nations do not collapse overnight; their failure begins with the weakening of institutions. Strong political, economic, and ...

Enter the Labour government, which aims to reestablish the country’s global influence, investing in its soft power through ...

338,000 British and French soldiers ... pilots from across the British Empire: Jamaica, Canada, Australia and New Zealand contributed pilots. The RAF’s ranks were also boosted by pilots from ...

Almost all the holders of that position were knights of the British Empire, hardy the likely achievement of an Irish rebel. We say: False. Maurice Leyne took part in the 1848 uprising, served a ...

and forged the link between England and the mid-Atlantic coast of North America that seeded both the British Empire and the United States. “The profound significance of Raleigh’s Virginia ...

This week sees elections to Seanad Éireann, the Irish Senate, following elections to Dáil Éireann, the more powerful lower house of the Oireachtas or parliament. Unlike other elected upper houses, and ...

As a result, British monarchs swear to uphold the Protestant religion ... of the way that the Christian church was structured in Britain by the end of the Roman Empire. The empire had become ...