Charles Byrne, born in 1762, standing at approximately 7 feet, 5 inches tall was hailed as the tallest man in the world. He ...

The wealth the British extracted from India 'would be enough to carpet the surface area of London in British pound 50 notes ...

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Boris Johnson called Vladimir Putin a "f**king idiot" during a TV interview and said the Russian leader needs to understand ...

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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 ...

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Dame Joan Plowright, the esteemed British actress whose career spanned over seven decades, passed away peacefully on January ...

In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I approved the creation of the East India Company, a powerful private trading company. The East India Company was started by merchants close merchantA person involved in ...

Washington may have to manufacture some reason explaining why secession is good for Greenland, but secession is awful when ...