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 ...

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 died on September 8 ... She ruled during a time of immense global tumult, the decline of the British Empire and shifting public attitudes toward the monarchy.

Once again the idea that there is something disgraceful in the existence of a Most Excellent Order of the British ... King George and Queen Mary and the legend FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE.

Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most iconic figures ... and the once-vaunted British Empire evolved gradually, sometimes painfully, into the Commonwealth of Nations. As head of state in the U.K ...

A year after her father passed away in February 1952, Elizabeth ascended to the throne in another silk Norman Hartnell gown, lavishly embroidered with emblems of the British Empire. During the ...

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 ...

She was seen as a British icon and was widely popular despite high-profile scandals that have plagued the Windsors over the last few decades. Queen Elizabeth was the eldest child of King George VI ...

Malkit Singh, the first Punjabi singer to be honoured with Member of Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2008 recalls his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II in an exclusive interview ...

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 ...