The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable...

in 1917 as part of the Order of the British Empire. The British Empire Medal is granted by His Majesty the King in recognition of meritorious civil or military...

Victoria, the first Empress of India. The Order is the junior British order of chivalry associated with the British Indian Empire; the senior one is The Most...

is a list of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of the British Empire. Military ranks listed denotes the awarded being in the military division...

a list of knights grand cross of the Order of the British Empire from the Order's creation in 1917 to the present day. The names and titles of recipients...

of dames commander of the Order of the British Empire from the order's creation in 1917 until the present day. Honorary dames commander of the Order of...

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its...

citizens of those realms by government policy. Prior to the close of the 19th century, most general honours within the British Empire were bestowed by the sovereign...

personalities. For example, the British Queen Elizabeth II regularly appointed new members to the Order of the British Empire in the 21st century. In Central...

The Medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, known as the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM), was a British medal awarded for...

Queen of Australia, on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam. Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive British honours...

was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire. The order was originally intended to be conferred upon a limited number of persons for whom...

Commendatore is also the Italian translation for the rank of Knight Commander in foreign orders, such as the Order of the British Empire. Il Commendatore...

Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter, Knights of the Order of the Thistle, and Knights...

Order Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Wives of Companions of the following orders: Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India Order of...

The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century...

list of dames grand cross of the Order of the British Empire from the Order's creation in 1917 until the present day: 1931: The Marchioness of Aberdeen...

Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire CIE Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE Companion of the Distinguished...

period of time. It may also be awarded to civil servants for serving with distinction. This medal essentially replaced the Order of the British Empire prior...

the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). None of them would be entitled to use the honorific "Sir" by virtue of their membership of the order...

exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 as the British Empire Games and, with the exception of 1942 and...

These orders, relating to the British Raj or the British Indian Empire, are also dormant. The senior order, the Order of the Star of India, was divided into...

After the defeat of France in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815), the British Empire emerged as the principal naval and imperial power of the...

Great Britain. He was in the British team which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Charles was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)...

The Oxford History of the British Empire: vol. 2, The Eighteenth Century ed. by P. J. Marshall, pp. 487–507 Hickel, Jason. "How Britain stole $45 trillion...

by the British crown. There are also those that have been appointed to two comparable orders, the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour...

of British India, was also used as the basis of a series of flags to represent the Indian Empire. The order was the fifth most senior British order of...

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2022 New...

the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for...

The early 1900s saw many calls for the British Empire to adopt a new flag representative of all its dominions, Crown colonies, protectorates, and territories...