Those lessons beckon today for Britain, and America, too. In the end, the empire — “the red on the map” — was a symbol, not the basis, of British influence. The home islands themselves, it could be ...

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...

Mid-Afternoon Map: British Empire Edition . April 7, 2023. Mid-Afternoon Map: British Empire Edition . Nick Danforth. Nick Danforth. Members-Only Content. This article is reserved for War on the Rocks ...

Incredible map shows every country that's been invaded by Britain ... In 1912, the British Empire ruled over 412 million people, 23% of the global population at the time, ...

The book’s organising principle is a day—September 29th 1923—when the British Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. The portrait is achieved with a wide-angle lens, but the choice ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.

Animated Map: Battle of Trafalgar. On 21 October 1805, ... The battle had massive repercussions for Napoleon's France and the future of the British Empire. Launch the animation.