Once the city fell to the Turks, the British had to evacuate. Lieutenant-Colonel Toby Rawlinson took command of a steamer ...

Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and ...

Commander of the Order of the British Empire Neil Crompton has been appointed the new British ambassador to Ukraine.

A theft from a museum of empire may look like payback, yet the spoils will still enrich the same world that built it.

His architecture swung from austere to whimsical, with conspicuous projects like the sprawling headquarters of the British ...

Empires rise and fall, maps evolve, but borders often endure beyond the ambitions that created them. The Durand Line, ...

A glamorous fundraiser held at the British Museum over the weekend, with tickets costing £2,000 each, has been slammed by the ...

Lucknow's architecture showcases a rich tapestry of global influences, from Mughal grandeur and Nawabi elegance to French ...

The 2,640-km-long Durand Line is more than just a frontier. It is a century-old scar on the map of South Asia - a scar that has bled into three Anglo-Afghan wars, the Cold War, the Taliban’s rise, and ...

Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of the Prince Holding Group, is at the center of an international scandal ...

The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes ...