From India's original inhabitants, the Mauryans, to the British, who came as traders but stayed to reshape its history, this ...

Britons were never very interested in their empire. At its Victorian peak, the great public controversies were more likely to be liturgical than imperial. In 1948, 51% of the British public could ...

A British woman and her South African fiancé have been found dead at a holiday villa in Vietnam. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed it is in contact with local ...

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning ...

The dollar’s strong week sees DXY near two-year highs. Euro and GBP fall as ECB rate cuts loom, while yen struggles against U ...

The Moslem empire, or Caliphate controlled Syria until the Mongols showed up in 1400 and conquered everything in sight. Then the Mongols left because there was not enough grasslands to feed the horses ...

The Truth about Empire is a collection of essays by experts in the field. The sheer range of essays in the volume shows a broad array of research interests on the topic of British colonialism. Twelve ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads. ...

While they may define rule of law differently, both schools champion its importance both to the state and to the citizenry. I argue that, in the British Empire, the doctrine of the rule of law was ...

Lovers of British cheese were once stumped when abroad ... Owner Laurent Dubois is a fan: “We French cheesemongers often sell both Stilton and Shropshire Blue,” he explains.

The results align with previous ice-core studies, which have also noted a spike in atmospheric lead at the peak of the Roman Empire, and archaeological finds, which have revealed high levels of lead ...