On top of her role leading the British royal family for more than seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II was an important figure in several other countries as the head of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth ...

Commonwealth states originally had language in their constitutions defining them as commonwealths. Kentucky, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Pennsylvania have legal names containing "commonwealth." There ...

The Commonwealth may not be well-known stateside, but elsewhere, it's been a force in international relations for going on a century. Below, the colonial history of the voluntary association, its ...

Queen Elizabeth’s passing was a major event that shook not just the United Kingdom, but the entire world. Indeed, the royal monarch was an important symbolic figure in countries far and wide, due to ...

THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES, which began in Birmingham on July 28th with a crowd-pleasing opening ceremony, suffer from a Pepsi Cola problem. The athletic standard is among the highest in international ...

Queen Elizabeth II served as the head of the Commonwealth until her death Thursday. The Commonwealth was formed in 1926 and is one of the largest political associations in the world. There are 56 ...