Similar non-native and invasive flora, such as the fever tree (pictured), are found in regions previously occupied by the same European empire. Credit: Alamy. In 1860, a British expedition raided ...

A YouGov poll found 43 per cent of Brits thought the British Empire was a good thing, while 44 per cent were proud of Britain's history of colonialism ...

Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide.

T he British Empire was and is many things to many people: a civilising endeavour, a bringer of peace, an exploitative force or a project based on white supremacy.

CNN’s Peter Bergen interviews Harvard University historian Caroline Elkins about the legacy of the British Empire and the future of countries in the Commonwealth, where the British monarch ...