Professional Excellence: Wm. Roger Louis’ Expertise in British Studies
Establishing more than 50 years of professional excellence, Wm. Roger Louis is an internationally known scholar in British ...
Sutton Hoo burials may have been British soldiers who fought in Byzantine army
For years, it was believed that royals could have been buried at the famous site - but a leading academic has another theory ...
Stephen Fry Knighted, Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire Made Commanders of British Empire in U.K. New Year Honors List
Stephen Fry has been knighted in the U.K.'s annual New Year Honors list, while Carey Mulligan and Sarah Lancashire have been ...
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What Really Happened When India’s Mughal Empire Fell to the British Crown
"Imagine a land where the sun once set on a gilded empire and rose on the flag of a foreign crown. This is the story of India ...
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An Unlikely Army of Militia and Pirates Shocked the World by Defeating the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans
Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 ...
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9 Largest Empires in History, Is the British Empire Included?
Explore the largest empires in history which not only changed the political and cultural landscape of their eras but also ...
How Prince Harry Planted a Ticking Time Bomb Under the Murdoch Empire
The wayward royal is set to take on the media giant in court later this month. Pre-trial transcripts obtained and reviewed by ...
British author David Lodge, twice nominated for Booker Prize, dies at 89
British author David Lodge has died at age 89. Lodge was twice shortlisted for the country’s leading literary prize.
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RCGS Honorary Fellow David Mearns named to the Order of the British Empire
Mearns was recognized for a remarkable career “defined by curiosity, courage, honour, and a relentless drive to uncover the ...
Professor suggests graves at Sutton Hoo belonged to British men who fought for Byzantine Empire
Helen Gittos, a professor of medieval history at Oxford University, in the U.K., has developed a new theory regarding the identity of the remains found at a famous burial site near Suffolk, England.
How does the British honours system work?
Honours as part of orders of chivalry have been given by monarchs since the Middle Ages. In recent times, the British honours ...