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. British government and ...

Francis Drake's successful voyage included British sailors' arrival in California and the plundering of a glut of Spanish riches that sustained Elizabeth I's empire ... urge the queen to take ...

After more than seven decades in service of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth has died ... overseeing the dissolution of the British Empire and the emergence of the U.K ...

Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for nearly a decade about ... Blunt was allowed to keep his position within the ...

Royal Pardons are rarely sold, and this example is especially good. Find out more about the mysterious Derek Roberts here.

Queen Elizabeth II's children meant the world to her. The royal, who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on Sept. 8, 2022, at Balmoral, the family's royal estate in Scotland.

(JTA) — The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest ... after a rushed series of devolutions across the British empire, including the ouster of Britain from Mandatory Palestine in ...

Hong Kong’s collective outpouring of grief after Queen Elizabeth’s death last week is perhaps the most ardent among the former British colonies. The queen is nicknamed “si tau por” in Hong ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...