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

President Donald Trump suggested that the United States could join the British Commonwealth on Friday in a post to Truth Social, his social media platform.

he might have become one of the most fêted novelists of the 20th century. He was only 44: he was already admired for his ...

At UB, we take an approach to the study of 20th-century British literature that is fully attentive to the changes to the field brought about by related fields such as postcolonial studies and cultural ...

Britain’s economic prominence in the world went through great turmoil during the 20th ... empire, and in 1945 the country was exhausted and devastated. Aerial bombardment had destroyed many ...

The history of RIBA is closely entwined with that of the British ... and early 20th centuries. Among its aims, the institute sought to promote British architecture both at home and throughout the ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.

Understanding the British Empire (CUP, 2010); Ronald Hyam, Britain's Imperial Century, 1815 to 1914 (CUP latest edn); John Newsinger, The blood never dried: A people’s history of the British Empire ...

(JTA) — The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died Thursday at 96, encompassed the grief and the redemption of 20th century British Jewry, as well as their ...