Daily Mail22d
Where are the British Empire's lost treasures? How some of the UK's most valuable items including royal gem stones and Spanish loot have eluded experts for centuries
One year into the rebellion, he was offered financial support from Spain and France to help in his cause to regain the British throne. This came in the form of a french ship which arrived near ...
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The British Empire
The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...
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Civil War 150 Flags
Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...
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Empire and Seapower
How did Britain's naval strength, coupled with the beginnings of the industrial revolution, lead to the establishment of a strong global empire ... helped redraw the map of the world.
The American Conservative4d
A map of American Empire
A stunning and informative graphic from the National Post. Why are we doing this? How can we possibly afford it? Over to you, Bill Kauffman. This is a good place to commend to you my TAC colleague ...
National Geographic news3y
The Future Is Calling
Little orange flags have sprouted along the sidewalks ... the cable capital of the British Empire. Today the new 2.4-terabit Atlantic cable passes invisibly from a tranquil bay to a trench beneath ...
Cambridge University Press1mon
Empire's Children
Between 1869 and 1967, government-funded British charities sent nearly 100,000 British children to start new lives in the settler empire. This pioneering study tells the story of the rise and fall of ...
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The Origins of the British Empire in Asia, 1600–1750
Global Food History, p. 1. This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of transcultural ...
Biography.com on MSN1d
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...
Military.com8mon
Flag Day
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
CBS News10d
Strong winds and dry conditions prompt red flag warning in Inland Empire
Powerful winds and extremely dry conditions across much of Southern California have forced red flag warnings from weather ... District for most of the Inland Empire, including the Coachella ...
Politico Europe22d
The end of the British Empire
This week King Charles III will preside over a summit of 55 nations associated with the fraying ends of the British empire. Hosted by Samoa, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), a ...