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

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

“The British Empire, which I loathe with a passion, wasn’t won with courage but with the machine gun.The British had the machine gun, the native populations didn’t. Nothing brave or ...

Roman chariots were raced around Wembley Stadium as part of the exhibition's entertainment On St George's Day one hundred years ago, King George V stepped on to the turf of the newly created ...

To the British, India served as the jewel of the British Empire. The coffers of Britain overflowed with wealth extracted from the subcontinent. The initial acquisition of India under the British ...

Dame Joan Plowright, the esteemed British actress whose career spanned over seven decades, passed away peacefully on January ...

A report has reportedly revealed the amount the British Empire stole from India, which stifled the country’s industrial ...

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.’s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning ...