The Crown Jewels have been symbols of Britain's dark colonial past. The now-independent nations want them back. By Isaiah Reynolds ...

Britain's most famous steam locomotive turned 100 this year, ... Why the Flying Scotsman is a symbol of Britishness. 28 December 2023. Share Save. Beverley D'Silva. Features correspondent.

Britons mourn the death of long-reigning Queen Elizabeth II and wonder what lies next for their country at a moment of political and economic turmoil.

To many formerly colonized peoples, the queen was a symbol of Britain's ill-gotten power. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Today, the exotic fruit would hardly qualify as a suitable gift for royalty. But there was a time when pineapples were a symbol of wealth and opulence unlike any other.

Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, had a sad announcement to make before the House of Lords. Five of His Majesty’s oldest and most revered men-o’-war, once the symbols of Britain’s ...

A symbol is something which as well as being itself also stands for something else, eg the Union Jack flag is an object made of wood and cloth but it is also a symbol of Britain. Symbols can be ...