As the empire grew, Britain became more powerful. It was then more difficult for a country to fight against colonisation. The colonies were generally run by British government officials who lived ...

Some of these countries were previously in the British Empire, some are still British dominions, while others had no colonial links to Britain but have chosen to join the global club. Here are ...

T he largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British ...

The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 ... when the UK kept control of the atolls – ...