The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... natural resources for their own financial gain. In the 1700s and 1800s, India experienced several devastating famines.

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

The British Virgin Islands consists of four main islands: Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. The entire BVI archipelago consists of more than 15 inhabited islands and dozens of ...

THIS map reveals the 16 British pubs crowned best in Europe including a quaint village inn. The European Bar Guide has ranked the top 100 bars across the continent based on several factors ...

A stunning and informative graphic from the National Post. Why are we doing this? How can we possibly afford it? Over to you, Bill Kauffman. This is a good place to commend to you my TAC colleague ...

Thomas Jefferson envisioned such a country in the early 1800s. He named the land the Republic of the Pacific, independent of the United States and the British Empire. The name Cascadia came from the ...

Hundreds of pubs shut their door for good last year as the fate of the Great British boozer lies in peril ... with MailOnline's interactive map laying bare the reality. Analysts fear Labour's ...

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed ...