BRITISH EMPIRE

The signing of the Treaty of Trianon, on June 4, 1920, marked, from an international law standpoint, the conclusion of peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Hungary at the conclusion of the First World War.

Undoubtedly the global political system has entered a period of instability and we can see that and the resulting complications on a daily basis.

The actions of the US President have undermined the credibility of the once sole superpower.

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Hollywood royalty, in the shape of George Clooney, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, will share the limelight with a 19th-century British monarch at this year's Venice film festival, which kicks off today. 

The statue of Nelson Mandela in London’s Parliament Square should be removed because the anti-apartheid leader was not British, did nothing for the UK, and was a violent terrorist, the far-right British National Party (BNP) has said.

Money may not buy you happiness but everyone has dreamed of being rich at some point in their lives. Many points in their lives if we’re being honest. The ability to buy anything you ever wanted whenever you wanted is an alluring idea that only the elite 1% in the world can do. Various lists from different sources come out each year ranking the wealthiest individuals in the world.

Americans celebrate July 4, the French celebrate July 14. The first is the American colonies' declaration of their independence from the British Empire; July 14, 1789, is the day of the French Revolution. 

We have four main national holidays, not one.

'Trading with the Ottomans: The Levant Company in the Middle East' by Despina Vlami (IB Tauris, £62, 304 pages)

Energy has been the defining factor in human development and determining factor in the hegemonic structure of world politics. The fundamental role of coal and steam, as key ingredients of the Industrial Revolution, and global control of their trade in the 18th and 19th century by the British Empire led the way for its hegemony in international politics.