The map below gives an idea of the number of soldiers who signed up to fight for Britain from several British Empire countries. Most of these troops were in the army, but some fought in the RAF ...

Sutton Hoo burials may have been British soldiers who fought in Byzantine army - For years, it was believed that royals could have been buried at the famous site - but a leading academic has another t ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 ... taking it over and transforming the land ...

a line of trenches stretching from the coast of Belgium to Switzerland. About one million British Empire military personnel were killed and two million wounded.

The defence of Rorke's Drift is one of the most revered episodes in British military history. After the battle of 22-23 January 1879, 11 men received the Victoria Cross, the British Empire's ...