American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific ...

We have compiled for you the most beautiful flags in the world in history. The flags represent deep symbolism that citizens ...

Naval strength has long been a vital factor in global politics. Here are 10 ships that were involved in key moments in major ...

Between 1869 and 1967, government-funded British charities sent nearly 100,000 British children to start new lives in the settler empire. This pioneering study tells the story of the rise and fall of ...

Global Food History, p. 1. This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural ...

This proved problematic when the United States declared war on the mighty British Empire. Most of the action ... One might pause here to flag this as a remarkably low point in the history of ...

A British territory on Spain's south coast, Gibraltar was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight during La Roja's Euro 2024 ...

Labour has been accused of dropping plans to “depoliticise” the teaching of the British Empire and slavery in schools. The Government is said to have abandoned a Conservative-commissioned ...

Dr John Kani receiving his Order of the British Empire (OBE) from the British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, Antony Phillipson. World-renowned thespian Dr John Kani formally ...

It had been part of the British Empire since 1874 ... the Gold Coast became the independent country of Ghana. The new flag was designed by Theodosia Okoh with the Pan African colours of red ...

William (Bill) Huthmacher was awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition of his work as Chairman of the No. 1 British Flying Training (BFTS) Museum in Terrell, Texas. The city may seem like ...