The Truth About Empire promises to be “a shield against the assault on historical truth.” Its authors might do well to visit Col. Pennycuick’s memorial at Camberley before it, too, is toppled.

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 ...

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.

Add to its longevity an unrivalled global footprint, and the British Empire’s baneful legacy may well have been deeper and more diffuse than that of any other modern state.

The British empire took shape in this world: with the British East India Company allowing the Mughal emperor to retain de jure sovereignty while it held de facto sovereignty.

The sun set on the once powerful British Empire nearly 78 years ago. Yet, the borders hastily drawn by British officers, often conceived to best serve the colonial rulers, continue to haunt South ...

During Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign, she saw the rapid decline of the British Empire and was monarch to 15 of the 56 member states of the Commonwealth.