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

Kevin Osei, founder of Bridging Barriers, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for empowering more than 2,000 underrepresented young people ...

From 1941, Ms Oliver-Wolff and her mother spent four years in hiding - including nine months in a cellar. She was caught ...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

The wealth the British extracted from India 'would be enough to carpet the surface area of London in British pound 50 notes ...

An emergency laparotomy nurse specialist at Paisley's Royal Alexandria Hospital has been honoured in the New Year Honours List.

Charles Byrne, born in 1762, standing at approximately 7 feet, 5 inches tall was hailed as the tallest man in the world. He ...

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum, the country's most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Leicester man awarded with the British Empire Medal has died aged 89. The passing of Neville Turner, who was instrumental in the running of the New Parks Club for Young People, was announced in ...