Want to learn some quick facts about Victorian England? Check out a series of fact cards that include information about class structure, education rights, public health, and Queen Victoria herself.

A timeline of the British Empire during the nineteenth century. Includes events related to empire building, to Britain itself, and to the world, as well as important advances in art and in science.

This timeline of the 20th century displays events in the British Empire, in Britain, in the world, in the arts and in science.

A timeline of events that occurred during the eighteenth century. The focus is primarily on the British Empire and Britain, but columns that list world, science, and artistic milestones during the same period are included.

European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...

This infographic maps the empires of history including the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Portuguese Empire, the Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire), the Ottoman...

Pictorial exhibit of the Independence Day celebrations in India commemorating the nation's independence from the British Empire on August 15, 1947.

World map.

A map from 1906 of the Chinese Empire, showing the political boundaries of the time, major cities, treaty ports, foreign possessions, railroads, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Two inset maps detail the Korean Peninsula,...

Famous photo of Ghandi during the Dandi March with a short descriptive paragraph underneath: "A simple act of making salt shakes the British Empire."

A map from 1920 of the eastern portion of the Indian Empire from Sadiya in the Assam Province to Tavoy in the southern portion of Burma (Myanmar). The map shows Feudatory Native States in yellow, the British sphere of influence in Siam...

A map of eastern Canada in 1791 after the American Revolution, during the formation of British North America and the division of Quebec into the largely French-speaking Lower Canada and the Loyalist Upper Canada. The map is color-coded...

Map of the theatre of the Crimean War in 1854-1855 between the Russian Empire and the allied forces of the French, British, Turk, and Kingdom of Sardinia.

A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...

After a successful summer campaign, [Caesar] made his way to the coast and cross over into Britain. He then withdrew into his winter-quarters in Gaul, but in the following year returned into the island, defeated the British Celts under...

A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) to the Roman withdrawal in AD 410. The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to 410. On this...

Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (17 December 1619 - 29 November 1682), soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint. He was a soldier from a young age, fighting...

A record of modern statistics concerning modern-day Zulu. The history section provides brief, but informative description of Zulu history.

A map of the Indian subcontinent around 1750, prior to the beginnings of British control under the East India Company. The map shows the region south of the Ganges that was subject to Mahratta (Maratha Empire) tribute, the Mogul Empire...

Irish-born chemist Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 for her work in x-ray crystallography; in 1968, she became the first woman elected as President of the British...

The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia, from Fremantle in Western Australia...

Queen Victoria of the British Empire from 1837-1901.

A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) extending to the invasion of the Saxons (AD 449). The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to...

Article discusses how Wollstonecraft contributed to the expansion of women's rights in England during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.