One year into the rebellion, he was offered financial support from Spain and France to help in his cause to regain the British throne. This came in the form of a french ship which arrived near ...

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

and the flag for Tristan da Cunha, part of a British Overseas Territory also including Saint Helena and the Ascension Island. "It would be a bit like a Frenchman saying the Irish flag was an abuse ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

The British actively recruited slaves belonging ... When he took command of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington barred the further recruitment of black soldiers, despite the fact that they ...

Betsy Ross, famed for crafting the first American flag, paved the way for many designs that followed. Since her original ...

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 ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Between 1869 and 1967, government-funded British charities sent nearly 100,000 British children to start new lives in the settler empire. This pioneering study tells the story of the rise and fall of ...

A false flag is a political or military action carried out with the intention of blaming an opponent for it. Nations have often done this by staging a real or simulated attack on their own side ...

When World War Two broke out in September 1939, Britain called upon countries from across the British Empire for help. The contribution from people across the empire was crucial in helping Britain ...

This week King Charles III will preside over a summit of 55 nations associated with the fraying ends of the British empire. Hosted by Samoa, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), a ...