Queen Elizabeth II during her Jubilee tour in Jamaica, a Commonwealth country, in February 2022.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images The Commonwealth was born out of the British Empire, ...

LONDON — At its height, the British Empire’s rule oversaw 531 million people — over three continents spanning from North America to Oceania. It was once said that the sun never set on the British ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II set into motion a historic transition of power—not just in Great Britain but in 54 countries across the world that maintain ties to the royal family as members of the ...

Since Queen Elizabeth’s death, several Commonwealth Realms are reassessing their relationships with the monarchy. The Commonwealth of Nations is an international organization composed mainly of former ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Commonwealth leaders agreed to a historic reform yesterday by formally dropping the requirement for members to be former British colonies. The decision came on the last day of the ...

Elizabeth II, the long-reigning British queen who buoyed a shrinking empire and an increasingly embattled monarchy, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands, at age 96 ...

Four young men, brothers, comrades and coworkers, have a quaint avocation. One of them (not always the same one) is constantly being chosen to leave home. When he goes, the three remaining brothers ...

On August 15, the British commemorated the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender. Around 30,000 soldiers from the British ...

The major discussion at the past week’s session of the Imperial Conference (of the Dominions, at London) was that of Imperial Preference. In 1907, when the first Imperial Conference took place, it was ...

Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday peacefully at home in Scotland after a remarkable 70-year reign. We cannot talk about the British monarchy without confronting the colonial horrors of this period.