Discover the vast expanse of the Dutch Colonial Empire, a formidable force in global history. From its origins in the 17th ...

The history of the world is, perhaps unfortunately, the history of empires. As far back as historians can take us, humans have sought to subjugate one another, and some have proved particularly good ...

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At its zenith, the British Empire was the largest empire in history, governing over a quarter of the world’s land area. It was said that the sun never set on the British Empire, highlighting its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For as long as humans have lived in settled communities, some groups have sought to assert dominance over others, and through ...

History has seen empires that stretch across a fifth of the world; others that ruled hundreds of millions of people; and some that lasted more than a millennium. Each empire seemed unstoppable for an ...

Democracy and individual nation states is but a recent phenomenon as most of the world’s recorded history has been dominated by vast empires, some of which ruled more than half of the globe. From the ...

Some of the greatest empires in history have come close to accomplishing feats one would think would be reserved for videogames: completely subjugating, conquering, and ruling over the world.

An empire comprises many territories ruled by one centralized governing body, often an emperor or other monarch. As long as humans have had aspirations to rule, there have been empires. Some date back ...