The Peace Pledge Union has claimed that annual ceremonies to commemorate the armed forces 'gloss over the history and ...

British cycling legend Mark Cavendish has confirmed that he will retire on Sunday after his final race in Singapore. The Tour de France Criterium will mark the end of an illustrious career on two ...

William Dalrymple has spent decades writing about history, but he’s discovered that an even bigger audience wants to hear him ...

As a lower-case republican Australian, I’m discovering that the US election is giving me more reasons to be a monarchist.

Peace Pledge Union says events should ‘examine the human cost of colonial conflicts’, not ‘whitewash’ and ‘glorify’ the British Empire ...

The 13-floor building was completed in 1929, a time when large parts of Shanghai were occupied by colonial forces and the ...

The British Royal Navy's Astute-class submarines may now outshine the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class subs, raising questions about the American naval shipbuilding trajectory.

For years the colonies had flourished in a state of “salutary neglect.” Britain had been content to leave the day-to-day ...

To be silent the whole day, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, ...

The period 1700 – mid 1800 was marked by British naval dominance, as evidenced by the expansive colonial empire and victories ...

HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under ...