In the 18th century, Britain had a well-established empire of colonies in the Americas. By 1740, the British government had allowed thirteeen colonies to develop in British America. The British ...

The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the ...

The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen ... of people were killed over the following years. Since the 17th century, the British-owned East India Company had controlled large parts ...

There was a time when, to use the old adage, the sun did not set on the British Empire ... Parliament – still sing sweetly of ...

Dateline visits the homes uncovering links to colonialism and slavery, and asks if the legacy of the British empire is crumbling?