But Britain retains a collection of island territories across the world, each with its own history, traditions and customs. Some of these islands remain a thorny diplomatic issue such as Gibraltar.

During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

The British Virgin Islands consists of four main islands: Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. The entire BVI archipelago consists of more than 15 inhabited islands and dozens of ...

This map shows the approximate location of the major tribes who lived in Britain at the time of the ... compared to those of the Highlands and Islands to the west and north. This tribe lived ...

Over the next 350,000 years Neanderthals retreat from and return to Britain as temperatures fluctuate. Britain is an island. Higher than today, the sea submerges low-lying land, such as parts of ...

The South Orkney Islands lie roughly 650km north-east of the Antarctic Peninsula and 1250km south-east of South America. A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British ...