The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British Empire, which at its height controlled about a fourth of the world's ...

Under the visionary leadership of Emperor Peter the Great (Peter I), the empire expanded immensely, becoming one of the largest in history, with nearly 125.6 million people under its rule. 8. British ...

A vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917 AD, the Russian empire, at it height in 1895 AD, spanned across 8.9 ...

Add to its longevity an unrivalled global footprint, and the British Empire’s baneful legacy may well have been deeper and more diffuse than that of any other modern state.

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire, by Caroline Elkins, Knopf, 896 pages, $37.50. Histories of imperialism, especially the European imperialism of the 19th and 20th centuries ...

The Truth About Empire promises to be “a shield against the assault on historical truth.” Its authors might do well to visit Col. Pennycuick’s memorial at Camberley before it, too, is toppled.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of countries around the world that were once part of the British Empire. ... The largest is India, population 1.4 billion.