British Empire

During his service to the British Empire, the RAF flight lieutenant flew several missions before being shot down, captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp.

In 1956 she was awards a British Empire Medal for her actions.

Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, a human rights activist and CEO of UK Black Pride, argues that "one of the many lasting legacies of the British Empire is the cultural impact of homophobia".

Exhausted with the British Empire impressing American sailors into military service and refusing to accept United States neutrality in its conflict with France, Jefferson imposed a general trade embargo that crippled the New England economy.

By the time those films and hit series came around, Smith had worn her Dame Commander of the British Empire title for many years, having been appointed in 1990.