Discover the hidden stories behind Britain's far-flung territories, where sun-drenched beaches meet windswept wildlife ...

Dr. Joseph Warren lived just up the hill from Revere. He was a Son of Liberty and a leader in the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. On the night of April 18, he dashed off a quick note to Revere ...

Whether it is Pakistan, China, Bangladesh or Myanmar, the unfinished business of history haunts the region every day ...

The ancient Romans left an indelible imprint on the world they enveloped into their empire ... (6 million acres) of land are covered by sweet chestnut trees, an area equivalent in size to the ...

However, Land Rovers have been good to his family, largely because of how much care they get. Another advantage of the old British vehicles is the coil spring suspensions introduced in 1983 ...

Beyond his administrative roles, Moulvi Yusufuddin was a man with a visionary mindset; he was the first to propose the construction of a dam at Srisailam to benefit vast tracts of farmland and ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase ... to shine on at least one portion of British-occupied land for about another six months. The primary holdout?

Scots are more likely to see Scotland as a victim of the British Empire rather than a partner, according to a new poll. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the British Empire was the largest ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War ... the use of human shields to clear land mines. As one soldier recalled about the deployment of Arab prisoners, “If there ...

The Truth About Empire: Real Stories of British Colonialism; By Alan Lester Hurst; 304 pp., 34.95 Pennycuick, a British Indian Army engineer, achieved deification for building the Mullaperiyar Dam ...

Comparison of the British Empire (red) and the Mongol empire (blue ... northern parts of the country but did not subdue the whole area. The Mongols were one of the very few invaders in history ...