Empire

Empire

Journalist Jeremy Paxman presents this five-part series that traces the complex story of the British empire. Paxman travels the globe in search of the characters, motivations and principles responsible for an empire that has influenced the modern world -- politically, technologically and socially. He investigates how the empire began and grew into a massive financial network; how the British made themselves at home wherever they settled; how Britain laid the groundwork for almost all the major sports of today; and the many ways in which Britain took and held power in the empire. …  MORE

People born in Empire (First 49 people) - Page 1

Nakamura Jakuemon IV

Nakamura Jakuemon IV

Japanese kabuki actor

Sankichi Takahashi

Sankichi Takahashi


Toshimi Kitazawa

Toshimi Kitazawa

Japanese Politician

Yi Jin

Yi Jin

Yi Un's son

Fumiaki Watari

Fumiaki Watari

Japanese businessperson

Kenji Fukunaga

Kenji Fukunaga

Japanese Politician

Toshikazu Katayama

Toshikazu Katayama

Japanese figure skater

Ichijō Saneaki

Ichijō Saneaki

Lawyer

Michael VIII Palaiologos

Michael VIII Palaiologos

Emperor of Nicaea

Irene Doukaina Laskarina

Irene Doukaina Laskarina


Maria Palaiologina Kantakouzene

Maria Palaiologina Kantakouzene


Long Yun

Long Yun

Warlord

Hailanqa

Hailanqa

Politician

Jan Nowy

Jan Nowy


Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia

Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia


Nguyễn Văn Kiệt

Nguyễn Văn Kiệt


Aida Desta

Aida Desta


Ras Mengesha Yohannes

Ras Mengesha Yohannes

Yohannes IV's son

Haile Selassie Gugsa

Haile Selassie Gugsa

Commander

Abdullah ibn Ja'far

Abdullah ibn Ja'far


Abay Weldu

Abay Weldu

Politician

Sophia Desta

Sophia Desta


Mengistu Worku

Mengistu Worku

Footballer

Hirut Desta

Hirut Desta


Makonnen Endelkachew

Makonnen Endelkachew

Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Vladimir of Bulgaria

Vladimir of Bulgaria

Ruler

Clement of Ohrid

Clement of Ohrid

Saint

Tervel of Bulgaria

Tervel of Bulgaria

Ruler

Saint Naum

Saint Naum


John the Exarch

John the Exarch

Bulgarian scholar

Charles Auguste Frossard

Charles Auguste Frossard

French general

Bezmiâlem Sultan

Bezmiâlem Sultan

Mahmud II's wife

Adelbert Schulz

Adelbert Schulz

Military personnel

Franz Xaver Schwarz

Franz Xaver Schwarz

German Politician

Dietrich von Choltitz

Dietrich von Choltitz

German general

Ludwig Vorgrimler

Ludwig Vorgrimler

Designer

Anton Köllisch

Anton Köllisch

German chemist

Elisabeth Wiese

Elisabeth Wiese


William Finnemann

William Finnemann

Priest

Hermann Giesler

Hermann Giesler

German architect

Augustin Bea

Augustin Bea

German priest

Andrzej Jaraczewski

Andrzej Jaraczewski

Polish officer

Jakob Streitle

Jakob Streitle

Footballer

Robert Lusser

Robert Lusser

German engineer

Ernst David Bergmann

Ernst David Bergmann

Chemist

Hermann Höcherl

Hermann Höcherl

German Politician

Leny Marenbach

Leny Marenbach

German film actress

günther pancke

günther pancke

Political leader

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