During World War Two, Britain called on armed forces, workers and financial support from all over the British Empire. The troops were vital to the British war effort and Winston Churchill ...

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 t ...

In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.

The sheer size of the British Empire meant it was able to meet the demands of this new type of warfare with an almost inexhaustible supply of troops and material, and after four years of carnage, the ...

The Battle of Isandlwana took place on 22 January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. About 20,000 Zulu warriors, commanded by King Cetshwayo, defeated ...

The British Empire should be taught to school pupils ... teachers are advised to celebrate “Caribbean, African and Indian soldiers who fought for Britain in both World Wars”.

When a mutiny broke out among the native troops of the East India Company’s army in 1857 ... as it is also known - marked a watershed in the history of the British Empire and led to a complete change ...

Barkawi takes on the notion of the “martial races", problems of religious taboo and caste, and makes a case that even pre-war British officers ... the Indian Army and the Burma Campaign, Soldiers of ...