Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

Here’s a timeline with key dates from the bailout of NatWest through to its return to privatisation on Friday.

The Ministry of Defence is expected to announce the closure of Surrey's Deepcut Barracks - which has been the focus of abuse allegations following the deaths of four soldiers at the site. The key ...

After Joshua’s loss to Dubois, talk quickly turned to a rematch between the British pair, though Dubois is now eyeing a bout ...

The British Empire was the largest empire in history. At its height in 1922, it covered around a quarter of Earth's land surface and ruled over 458 million people. Established by England in the late ...