During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...

The Metropolitan line is the oldest underground railway in the world - here's a brief history of the route in four forgotten historic maps.

This interactive map shows the victories, defeats and painful stalemate, and how the lessons learned paved the way for victory on the Western Front in 1918.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be using these maps to tell you the story of each of London’s Tube lines. For now, though – here ...

Kristina Chan's 'Habitable Climes' is a thought-provoking exploration of our relationship with maps and the ever-changing world around us ...