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The British Empire began to take shape during the early 17th century, with the English settlement of North America and the smaller islands of the Caribbean, and the establishment of joint-stock companies, most notably the East India Company, to administer colonies and overseas trade.
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]
[2] [3] His book The Third British Empire was among the first to apply the expression "British Commonwealth" to the British Empire. [4] He was a prominent liberal internationalist. [5] He was also credited with coining the phrase "welfare state", [6] [7] [8] which was made popular a few years later by William Temple. [9]
The Development of the British Empire (1922), 465pp 30 online edition; Schreuder, Deryck, and Stuart Ward, eds. Australia's Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series) (2010) Simms, Brendan. Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire (2008), 800pp excerpt and text search
Contributions; Talk; ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 1891 establishments in the British Empire (10 C, 12 P) A. 1891 in Australia (5 C, 4 P) B.
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 ...
Contributions; Talk; Category: 1700 in ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... 1700 establishments in the British Empire (2 C, 1 P) I. 1700 in ...