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 ...

Queen Elizabeth I's rumored romance with Lord Robert Dudley has inspired the storylines of multiple movies about her life ...

the future Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Following Edward’s abdication in 1936, Albert took the throne and assumed the name King George VI. The dissolution of the British Empire and ...

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 ...

(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 ...

The landmark biography also states that Queen Elizabeth was ‘quite intrigued ... would be the first change to the Order of the British Empire since it was created by George V in 1917 to ...

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 ...

Queen Elizabeth I’s reign was defined by power, strategy and an ironclad reputation — but one scandal threatened to shake the foundation of her carefully crafted image. Elizabeth I reigned ...