By the 18th century, 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships ... 1741: Fires break out in New York City, which has the second-largest urban population of blacks.

A personal journey around the landscapes of British poetry presented by Andrew Motion. Find out the poems featured in each programme, and those suggested by listeners. The city experience above ...

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive ...

This is a genetic map of the British Isles, based on work by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute and MRC Human Genetics Unit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

The British Virgin Islands consists of four main islands: Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. The entire BVI archipelago consists of more than 15 inhabited islands and dozens of ...

British Field Marshal Montgomery's audacious plan to drive deep into the heart of industrial Germany relied on American and British paratroops to capture and hold vital bridges over the Rhine ...