The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the ...

In the 18th century, Britain had a well-established empire of colonies in the Americas. By 1740, the British government had allowed thirteeen colonies to develop in British America. The British ...

The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... of people were killed over the following years. Since the 17th century, the British-owned East India Company had controlled large parts ...

A four-year project to restore a 17th Century building in Guildford is now complete. The Grade I-listed Guildford House, on the High Street, was built in 1660 for John Childe, a lawyer who went on ...

The United Kingdom's greed in the late 17th Century contributed to what we in America have come to know as the Bill of Rights. At the time, the British Empire ruled the world. Britain controlled ...

Dateline visits the homes uncovering links to colonialism and slavery, and asks if the legacy of the British empire is crumbling?