Scots appear to be unwilling to accept their country's leading role in creating the British Empire, a new poll suggests. More people believe that Scotland was simply a subject of England than a ...

Scots wrongly believe their country was a victim of the British Empire, a poll has found. A YouGov survey found that significantly more adults north of the border believed Scotland had been ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

Scots believe a "harmful myth" after being "victims" rather than partners of the British Empire, a staggering new opinion poll has revealed. A plurality (40 per cent) of the 1,067 YouGov respondents ...

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 ...

In the British Empire, this was done using a lot of force and violence when local people did not cooperate with the merchants. who wanted to trade in Asia to get spices, cotton and indigo dye and ...

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed ...

Sheffield was once the crucible of the British Empire and the industrial revolution, producing almost half of Europe’s entire steel supply ...

A Leicester man awarded with the British Empire Medal has died aged 89. The passing of Neville Turner, who was instrumental in the running of the New Parks Club for Young People, was announced in ...

The museum, filled with treasures from around the world, is also facing growing pressure to return artifacts taken from other countries during the period of the British Empire – notably the ...

India is marking its 76th Republic Day today (). This year’s celebrations are extra special as the Constitution, which came ...

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