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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire is the herald of the Order of the British Empire, established in 1917 and effective since 1918. "Central...

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...

Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Government. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens could receive British honours...

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...

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...

The British Raj (/rɑːdʒ/ RAHJ; from Hindi rāj, 'kingdom', 'realm', 'state', or 'empire') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;...

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...

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...

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the...

The historiography of the British Empire refers to the studies, sources, critical methods and interpretations used by scholars to develop a history of...

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...

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...

who was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007, was advanced to a Commander of the Order (CBE). Former ballerina Darcey...

Bath, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Royal Victorian Order, or the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire becomes...

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...