But centuries of conflict would forge the power at the heart of the largest empire ... all of British history, from the Neolithic to the present day, with this easy-to-use interactive timeline.

Her reign was a period of significant social, economic and technological change, which saw the expansion of Britain's industrial power and of the British empire.

In 1838, the British parliament under Queen Victoria had abolished slavery throughout the Empire — a reversal of its history of enslaving and trading people, particularly during the ...

SHAPIRO: How does the range of reactions that we've seen to her death reflect the queen's place in the history of the British Empire and the nations that it colonized? SMITH: I think it reflects ...