A king who still commands praise On Friday the younger brother of Belgium's King Philippe, Prince Laurent, defended his ancestor saying Leopold II was not responsible for atrocities in the colony ...

Noah, a slight teenager wearing jeans and sneakers, is dwarfed by the bronze statue of Belgium's King Leopold II astride a horse. The statue, set high on a concrete plinth, has stood opposite the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statue of former Belgian King Leopold II, a controversial figure in the history of Belgium, stands in the city of Ghent BRUSSELS ...

CNN — While statues of slave traders, imperialists and US Confederate leaders are being torn down, removed or protested against in the English-speaking world, Belgium has begun removing statues of its ...

When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have been responsible for ...

Queen Victoria's uncle Leopold returns to the palace in season three of Victoria. Here's what he was like in real life. Who was King Leopold I? Born in Coburg, Germany on December 16, 1790, Leopold ...

Inside the palatial walls of Belgium’s Africa Museum stand statues of Leopold II – each one a monument to the king whose rule killed as many as 10 million Africans. Standing close by, one visitor said ...