Showing posts with label the British Empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the British Empire. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

The American Revolutionary War was fought on four different continents

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Even many British histories of the war tend (understandably) to gloss over this subject In the eighteenth century , the  British Empire  was...
Friday, February 6, 2026

An overview of the New Zealand Wars

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“The chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the seperate and independent chiefs who have not become members of ...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

How the British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth

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“We refer to the group of self-governing communities composed of Great Britain and the Dominions. Their position and mutual relation may be ...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

A review of “Gandhi” (1982 movie with Ben Kingsley)

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“ The government of the territories now in the possession or under the government of the [British] East India Company , and all powers in re...
Monday, March 24, 2025

The English Empire: The predecessor of the British Empire

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“In the reign of king Henry the seventh, his ministers (not to say the king himself) were more industrious in hunting out prosecutions upon ...
Friday, September 13, 2024

Colonial Canada: From the Seven Years’ War to the War of 1812

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“An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America …” – Long title of the “Quebec Ac...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The British Empire: From the Acts of Union to the Battle of Waterloo

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The eighteenth century was a crucial period for the  British Empire . It saw the birth of the “Kingdom of Great Britain” itself , in the 17...
Monday, February 26, 2024

Why are certain European languages so often spoken in Africa? (Answer: History)

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“A Declaration introducing into international relations certain uniform rules with reference to future occupations on the coast of the Afric...
Friday, April 24, 2020

A review of “The Irish Rebellion 1916” (PBS)

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“In every generation the Irish people have asserted their right to national freedom and sovereignty; six times during the past three hundr...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

A review of “Australia: The Story of Us”

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“It shall be lawful for the Queen, with the advice of the Privy Council, to declare by proclamation that, on and after a day therein appoi...
Friday, May 24, 2019

A review of “Queen Victoria's Empire” (PBS Empires)

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“ ♪ Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves. And Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. ♪ ” – “Rule, Britannia!” (1740) , a B...
Friday, March 1, 2019

A review of Huw Edwards' “The Story of Wales”

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“ … That [the] said Country or Dominion of Wales shall be, stand and continue for ever from henceforth incorporated, united and annexed ...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

A review of Alistair Cooke's “America: A Personal History of the United States”

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" ... these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES ; that they are absolved from all allegiance ...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

A review of Michael Wood's “Story of England”

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“... t here was not one single hide, nor a yard [endnote] of land, nay, moreover (it is shameful to tell, though he thought it no shame t...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

A review of Andrew Marr’s “Modern Britain” series (1901-2007)

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"In this Act the expression 'Dominion'  means any of the following Dominions, that is to say, the Dominion of Canada, the Commo...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

A review of Fergal Keane's “The Story of Ireland” (BBC Northern Ireland)

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" ... the said kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland shall, upon the first day of January, which shall be in the year of our lord on...
Monday, November 30, 2015

A review of Neil Oliver's “A History of Scotland”

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"That the Two Kingdoms of  Scotland and England  shall upon the first day of May next ensuing the date hereof and forever after be  U...
Friday, May 1, 2015

A review of Simon Schama’s “A History of Britain”

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"That the two Kingdoms of  England and Scotland  shall upon the First day of May which shall be in the year One thousand seven hundre...
Monday, July 1, 2013

A review of "Canada: A People's History"

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"It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, to declare by Proclamation ...