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 ...

What would you tell people who are surprised–or upset, even–to hear the United States described as an empire? From day one the United States has included both states and territories ...

The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... Since the 17th century, the British-owned East India Company had controlled large parts of India. In 1838 there was terrible drought ...