New machinery and railway technology meant ... In terms of size, the British Empire was at its largest in the years following World War One, when it gained some of Germany’s former colonies.

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.'s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been named commanders of the British Empire. Each year, the reigning monarch ...

Interviews with Alexandra Benedict, a writer of official Doctor Who audio dramas, and Chris Oates, a political analyst and writer of essay Doctor Who and the New British Empire, reveal how Doctor ...

Mikayla Beames, 18, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (James Manning/PA) Ted Hennessey31 December 2024 One of the youngest people on the New Year Honours list has urged others her age to get ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...