In ‘The Invention of British Art’, Bendor Grosvenor explores how the ‘commissioning classes’ have long influenced the making ...

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

To aid in navigation:” the political economy of cotton in the Portuguese Empire. In 1790, British envoy Robert Walpole asked Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, the Portuguese Sec ...

The Empire State Building was lit up in Eagles green on Sunday night shortly after Philadelphia punched their ticket to Super Bowl 2025 with a win over the Commanders. The iconic New York ...

The museum, filled with treasures from around the world, is also facing growing pressure to return artifacts taken from other countries during the period of the British Empire – notably the ...

In 1969, when I came from India to study, I showed a professor a book I had detailing the harm the British had caused to India. I hoped this would stimulate a discussion about the empire.

Prof Peter Heather and the Institute are using the new method - known as Twigstats - to analyse human remains from Britain, particularly from the time when the Roman Empire withdrew from Britain ...

Born Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz on 19 May 1744, she was the youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Elizabeth Albertina of ...

After the death of his wife, local newspaper writer Tony (Ricky Gervais) gets stuck on the second stage of grief: anger. With nothing left to live for, he decides to fill the lives of everyone ...

King Charles acceded to the British throne in September 2022 following his mother Queen Elizabeth's historic 70-year reign. Here's everything to know about the current generation of British royals ...

The Ashanti Empire founded in 1670 occupied what is now ... Watch the full documentary on BBC Select. The renowned British sculptor challenges viewers to pause, reflect, and question his art.