Though Benin Empire ceased to exist on February 18, 1897 when it was vanquished by the punitive expedition of Great Benin, and the eventual deposition of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and his regime ...
Throughout history, one figure stands out as the wealthiest person to ever live: Mansa Musa, a 14th-century African emperor whose fortune far surpasses that of today's richest ind ...
Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the ...