The passport defines the relationship between citizens and their government but it is also a chronicler of how far we have ...

As the empire grew, Britain became more powerful. It was then more difficult for a country to fight against colonisation. The colonies were generally run by British government officials who lived ...

India is marking its 76th Republic Day today (). This year’s celebrations are extra special as the Constitution, which came ...

The East India Company was started by merchants close merchantA person involved in buying and selling items, usually between different countries. In the British Empire, this was done using a lot ...

Why would Oxfam, a once-respected charity, publish a careless and ill thought-out piece of propaganda such as its latest ...

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 ...

Enter the Labour government, which aims to reestablish the country’s global influence, investing in its soft power through ...

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 ...

On Herr Krumbiegel’s watch, some of those trees – the prettiest ones – left the Lalbagh experimental nursery to line ...

Rather than being made to pay for its plundering, there’s something even more devastating and long-lasting that the British could do – educate itself properly about its colonial history, says Mihir Bo ...

Discover 7 countries that are no longer in existence, vanished from the map due to various historical events. Explore their ...

From mothers campaigning to change murder sentencing, to people dedicating their lives to cancer fundraising, there are hundreds of unsung heroes from around the country on this year's New Year ...