The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...

These were the 12 biggest empires (by area) ever put together, ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to ...

An emergency laparotomy nurse specialist at Paisley's Royal Alexandria Hospital has been honoured in the New Year Honours List.

The wealth the British extracted from India 'would be enough to carpet the surface area of London in British pound 50 notes ...

It is of little wonder that England’s queens were reluctant to own the world’s most famous and expensive diamond. The story of the Koh I Noor diamond, which sits in ...

The passport defines the relationship between citizens and their government but it is also a chronicler of how far we have ...

Charles Byrne, born in 1762, standing at approximately 7 feet, 5 inches tall was hailed as the tallest man in the world. He ...

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On Herr Krumbiegel’s watch, some of those trees – the prettiest ones – left the Lalbagh experimental nursery to line ...

India is marking its 76th Republic Day today (). This year’s celebrations are extra special as the Constitution, which came ...