For over 30 years, during the golden age of piracy, the true master of the Caribbean was not an English pirate, but a ...

Julian says that play is one of the most important thing a child can do when they’re young, and his service has been at the heart of play for thousands of children across Torfaen. It’s had such an ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...

dc.subject.classification: Geography Biography History dc.subject.keywords: Native dc.subject.keywords: Ancient dc.title: The Cambridge History Of The British Empire Vol-viii Addeddate 2017-01-19 ...

Making of an empire As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Driven by growing boldness, von Müller aimed for a symbolic and strategic blow against the British Empire by targeting the major oil tanks in the port of Madras on September 22, 1914.

Apollo, a U.S. asset management group, plans to provide a $6 billion loan to the British nuclear project Hinkley Point C being built by a French multinational electric utility company.

Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire Sir Ian Dudson said: “Since the British Empire Medal was reintroduced in 2012 to mark our late Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, it has become a ...

Long before India gained independence, one defiant voice inside the British Empire dared to call out a colonial massacre - and paid a price for it. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, a lawyer, was one of ...

A Wiltshire special constable has been awarded a British Empire Medal. Special Constable Damien Penman was recognised in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours for his services to policing. Mr Penman, who ...

Long before India gained independence, one defiant voice inside the British Empire dared to call out a colonial massacre - and paid a price for it. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, a lawyer, was one of ...