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These extracts are from speeches given by Edward, Prince of Wales, and King George V at the opening ceremony of the British Empire Exhibition. As president of the event, Edward, Prince of Wales ...

The expansive exhibition, on view through February 23, looks at how commerce, ideas, and religion crisscrossed the world.

My father, who was born in 1919, visited the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley as "birthday treat" on 1st May. While its official aim, "to stimulate trade, strengthen bonds that bind mother ...

A mystery beginning in the South Atlantic and ending in South Kensington has finally been solved. The century-long story of ...

The history of RIBA is closely entwined with that of the British Empire, which expanded and consolidated its ... by providing new ways to read and interpret these histories. How an exhibition is ...

Built in 1753 and opening its doors to the public four years later, the British Museum has seen the rise and fall of the ...

Beset by bad weather, the pageant proved to be costly, adding to the money woes experienced by the exhibition as a whole. By the time it closed, the British Empire Exhibition was reported to have ...