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Map of the world showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886 Between 1815 and 1914, a period referred to as Britain's "imperial century" by some historians, [ 113 ] around 10 million sq mi (26 million km 2 ) of territory and roughly 400 million people were added to the British Empire. [ 114 ]
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games open in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the first time the Games were held outside the so-called 'White Commonwealth', and the last time the Games included the British Empire in their name. 6 September The 16th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in London. [2]
4:18, 17 April 2021 (IST) British Empire in South Asia: User : Siegfied Nugent: 6:33, 17 September 2021 (AEST) General British Empire, though specialise in Africa, Asia and Oceania - particularly Australia and New South Wales. Current focus on Rhodesia. Governors, judges, administrators, colonial politicians. User : C411978: 16:01, 28 December ...
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Colonies in Conflict: The History of the British Overseas Territories (2015) 444pp. Harry Ritchie, The Last Pink Bits: Travels Through the Remnants of the British Empire (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997). Simon Winchester, Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire (London & New York, 1985).
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
The ensuing First World War eventually pitted the Allied and Associated Powers including the British Empire, France, Russia, Italy and the U.S. against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. The deadliest conflict in human history up to that point, the war ended in an Allied victory in November 1918 but inflicted ...