Dan tells the story of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who changed the world in 1499.

If you dance to Samba, enjoy eating bacalhau (salted cod), or build using azulejos (decorative ceramic tiles), you have the Portuguese Empire to thank. From the 15th century to the 19th century ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...