What were the causes of World War One and how did the war develop? Find out in our guide. What role did the British Empire play in the war? What role did the British Empire and the royal family ...

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 ...

A portrait of the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II. The Kaiser's ambitions for empire were a contributing ... Over 800,000 British soldiers died during World War One. There is no one clear reason as ...

Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going ... February 13-15: Dresden Bombing Over three days, British and American bombers ...

Now and then, a new and small World War 2 film comes out of the woodwork and enters the Netflix UK Top 10. This newly released film, currently at No 4 in the British chart, tells the amazing true ...

A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bombs that brought an end to World War II.

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth ... other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and respected by people around the world.

to mark the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Told through tens of thousands declassified British intelligence documents, “Recording Evil” reveals the candid ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World War II. World War II was America’s ...

It is of little wonder that England’s queens were reluctant to own the world’s most ... What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the ...

A new World War 2 film called Vermiglio, which won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, is arriving in UK cinemas this weekend. Not only that, but the critically ...

Scots appear to be unwilling to accept their country's leading role in creating the British Empire ... a partner in creating the largest empire the world have ever seen. Polling by YouGov found ...