The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... 800,000 people had died from starvation. All of the settlers’ attempts to set up a colony on Roanoke Island failed and they eventually ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in ... UTC), the sun will have set on all British ...

Technically speaking, however, sunlight continued to shine on at least one portion of British-occupied land for about another six months. The primary holdout? A section of the British Antarctic ...

The Romford MP, who chairs the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on the British Overseas Territories, continued: ‘We give our 21 territories nothing. All they have is an informal all-party ...

The monument was constructed in 1834, a years after slavery was abolished across the British Empire. The display includes ... were on display but what was it all for? Treasures taken 150 years ...