It spread from the Americas to include colonies in Africa, Asia and Australasia. During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in ...

The British Empire looted thousands of artefacts that now live in museums and galleries. Marc Fennell takes you on a global adventure to unravel the true histories of how they got there.

In the 15th century empire proved very popular: the Ottomans were doing it in Asia Minor ... after the Anglo-Scottish Union ...

Only a fifth of voters believe the British Empire is something modern Britain ... as is the case for British colonies in ...

This is the central argument of University of Exeter professor of history Jeremy Black’s new book Imperial Legacies: The British Empire Around the World, which, according to the book jacket ...

The monument was constructed in 1834, a years after slavery was abolished across the British Empire. The display includes letters from the early American colonist John Winthrop, organisers says.