The world’s single largest online collection of historical maps launched earlier this week at Old Maps Online.By the end of the year, the site aims to have 60,000 maps available for public access.

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

London has been described as a city built on the spoils of empire, prompting visitors, at least over a damp weekend in March, to wonder why more of these spoils weren’t spent on proper indoor heating.

As the old saying goes, “We are here because you were there.” Two new books consider the “here” and “there”. “One Fine Day” is a sprawling account of the British Empire by Matthew ...

In 1912, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 percent of the global population at the time, and covered 14million square miles, 24 percent of the earth.