How did Britain's naval strength, coupled with the beginnings of the industrial revolution, lead to the establishment of a strong global empire? Discover the different tactics available to ...

FROM the Universities Bureau of the British Empire we have received the report of its executive council for 1936–37. Its membership, as at July 31, 1937, comprised the 19 universities of Great ...

Trade became triangulated during the mid-1600s between the British Empire, its colonies, and foreign markets. This fostered the development of the slave trade by England in many colonies ...

A British coin dealer has slammed the Imperial War Museum's decision to close its Lord Ashcroft Gallery as "disrespectful" and claimed that the gallery is trying to "whitewash the items from the days ...

The Bank of Hindostan, General Bank of Bengal and Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency in the ...

Its people are largely descendants of Indian labourers, Chinese traders, African slaves, and colonists from the Dutch, French, and British empires. Although Arab and Malay sailors ... Archipelago ...

Deep under the earth is a dark and mysterious place where stories become legends and boys become men. It's hard to ima ...

In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...

In Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi farce, an alien conflict disrupts a sleepy French village. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...

The most dazzling oligarch in the world, 260 years ago, was probably Clive Of India, the spectacularly daring but grasping ...

HELLO! brings you the latest news, photos and exclusives from the British Royal Family as they happen. The British royals are well-known for their charity work and public support of numerous ...