The British rule in India came to an end on August 15, 1947, as the once-mighty British Empire and the British East India Company became a shadow of their former selves post World War 2. Notably, the ...

Julius has increased a bit from its 1994 low point. That’s probably because the similar Julian has boomed. Perhaps in another ...

The United States agrees with its largest ally in the Middle East, Israel, on most global political issues—except for the ...

Across the vast and diverse continent of Africa, those cultural roots were consistently and deliberately erased by colonial powers over a period of hundreds of years, yet the folk traditions of ...

As the new adaptation of Jim Crace’s novel Harvest opens in cinemas, we gather in a bounteous crop of previous films that have captured life on the land and the rolling beauty of the British ...

King George VI delivered his first radio address to the British Empire on Sept. 3, 1939. He never intended to become king of England. He didn’t even want the position, ...

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

Atlantic City in New Jersey was once a byword for glamour - but its casino-driven regeneration has only brought more crime ...

The early characterisation of Superman chimes with a further British connection to Superman, of course. Co-creator Jerry ...

In a time of global strife, climate change and economic instability we need all of our combined skill sets to achieve ...

Responsible for daring assignments like Operation Postmaster, the Special Operations Executive (SOE) was given a mission to ...

By the 1700s, discontent had boiled over. Britain taxed the colonies for sugar, tea and alcohol. American anger rose with every shipment. In 1776, the 13 colonies declared independence. The ...