and India — where nearly all the countries share a history of being ruled by the British Empire as a territory or colony. While most of these commonwealth countries are independent from the ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday ...

By Gwynne Dyer - With the sole exception of the 50 people on Pitcairn Island, the United Kingdom (once known as the British Empire) liquidated its holdings in the Pacific Ocean long ago.

African kingdoms and territories were not given a say in ... Berlin Conference should be known as the second stage in the British Empire, as Britain gained 20 new colonies. It became one of ...