Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...

President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military coercion to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, and he suggested ...

According to census records, the number of slaves in America went from 894,452 in 1800 to 3,953,587 in 1860 ... the United Kingdom passed the Slavery Abolition Act across much of the British Empire.

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

The Attorney General has described “almost every element” of the British Empire as racist and revealed he fought to get reparations. Lord Hermer, speaking on a podcast for his former chambers ...

THIS map reveals the 16 British pubs crowned best in Europe including a quaint village inn. The European Bar Guide has ranked the top 100 bars across the continent based on several factors ...

Only a fifth of voters believe the British Empire is something modern Britain should be ashamed of, a new poll suggests. A third of adults (33 per cent) believe that the UK's colonial period in ...

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object.

Children should stop being taught about the “greatness of the British Empire” as part of the Government’s curriculum shake-up, Bridget Phillipson has been told. The Telegraph analysed almost ...

Mexico's president to send letter to Google over Gulf of Mexico change Google will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Google Maps app, the company has said ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the United States. It comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the body of water which is ...