The British flag was adopted on Jan. 1 ... the German flag are reminiscent of the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Empire. The banner had a two-headed black eagle with red claws and beak on ...

One year into the rebellion, he was offered financial support from Spain and France to help in his cause to regain the British throne. This came in the form of a french ship which arrived near ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday ...

and the flag for Tristan da Cunha, part of a British Overseas Territory also including Saint Helena and the Ascension Island. "It would be a bit like a Frenchman saying the Irish flag was an abuse ...

The word “empire” may be dropped British honours as part of reforms reportedly being considered by royal officials. Under the ...

Built in 1753 and opening its doors to the public four years later, the British Museum has seen the rise and fall of the ...

A commemorative flag created in Bradford ... On 22 June in 1948, the vessel Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex with hundreds of British Caribbean citizens on board.

Global Food History, p. 1. This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural ...

Powerful winds and extremely dry conditions across much of Southern California have forced red flag warnings from weather ... District for most of the Inland Empire, including the Coachella ...

This week King Charles III will preside over a summit of 55 nations associated with the fraying ends of the British empire. Hosted by Samoa, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), a ...

When World War Two broke out in September 1939, Britain called upon countries from across the British Empire for help. The contribution from people across the empire was crucial in helping Britain ...