The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...

Afghanistan, neighboring the Russian Empire, became a focal point in the British policy of containment of Russian expansion. Seeking the neutrality of Afghanistan, the British officials aimed to ...

It offers a unique and scholarly history of the complexity of the British Empire through its origins ... the origins of the second empire; explorers; liberalism and racism; the expansion of colonies ...

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.