The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British ...

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide.

The empire on which the sun never sets' is the most famous description of the British Empire - even though the phrase was invented to describe the reach of Spain's territory in the 16th century.

The Commonwealth was founded to maintain ties between countries that had once been part of the British Empire, while at the same time granting them "free and equal" status. The Queen was a staunch ...

Throughout its history, the British Empire has taken countless artifacts from its colonies and other countries. Governments and activists have since called for the repatriation of these cultural ...

What is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of countries around the world that were once part of the British Empire. The goal of the association, according to its website ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.

66 Countries That Were Once British Colonies ©Provided by AZ Animals English colonialists liked to say "The sun never sets on the British Empire." This was literally true by the early 20th ...

The British monarch is head of state of 14 independent countries. Several are considering cutting ties with the crown now that Queen Elizabeth II’s reign is over. Scandals and passage of time ...

The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British Empire, which at its height controlled about a fourth of the world’s ...

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...