The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...

The original palace, built between 1767 and 1770, served as the first permanent capitol of North ... Photo credit: Brad Gordon It’s smaller than you might expect for the birthplace of a beverage ...

On the walls were maps of ... the Ottoman Empire to thwart German plans (the Ottomans were allied to the Central Powers) to foment rebellion in Muslim lands against their British colonial overlords.

It’s all a very British row. It also goes to prove you ... they are the kind of women who were once the backbone of an empire. Age has nothing to do with it, though it does mean that they ...

During the Mauryan Empire (321–185 BCE), Emperor Ashoka ... Colonial interference began with the Portuguese and intensified under the British East India Company and the British Crown.

A map highlighting Surrey backdrops to popular films and TV programmes has been updated to include recently released blockbusters. The map, produced by Waverley Borough Council, highlights ...

A remarkable archive documenting Napoleon's final days in exile has come to light after more than 200 years. The never-before-seen cache of material includes a candid witness account describing ...

Check it out here. Arriving this morning (April 22), the map highlights a host of areas across the British Isles that artists have described as some of their favourite sources of inspiration.

But what's the wider backstory of Ormskirk gingerbread? Ingredients have huge histories of their own, and the British Empire is pretty significant when it comes to the history of sugar and spice ...