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French Empire
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British Empire
British Empire overseas territories linked to Great Britain in a variety of constitutional relationships, established over a period of three centuries. The establishment of the empire resulted primarily from commercial and political motives and emigration movements (see imperialism ); its long... Read more |
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Order of the British Empire
British Empire, Order of the. This was the first democratic or meritocratic order and, significantly, was established in June 1917 in the darkest days of the First World War. Though far less aristocratic than previous orders, it was nevertheless divided into five sections—the Knights Grand... Read more |
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Ferdinand I (Holy Roman Empire)
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Windrush
Windrush a former troopship, the ‘Empire Windrush’, which in 1948 brought the first organized party of Caribbean immigrants, many of whom were former British servicemen, to Britain; the term Windrush generation is now used allusively to refer to this group and the period of their... Read more |
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Roman Empire
Ro·man Em·pire the empire established by Augustus in 27 bc and divided by Theodosius in ad 395 into the Western or Latin and Eastern or Greek Empire.... Read more |
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Mughal
Mughal or Mogul , Muslim empire in India, 1526-1857. The dynasty was founded by Babur , a Turkish chieftain who had his base in Afghanistan. Babur's invasion of India culminated in the battle of Panipat (1526) and the occupation of Delhi and Agra. Babur was succeeded by his son, Humayun , who... Read more |
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Matthias
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John George Lambton 1st earl of Durham
John George Lambton Durham, 1st earl of , 1792-1840, British statesman. A stormy liberal career in Parliament (1813-32), which earned him the nickname Radical Jack, culminated in the important role he played in drafting the Reform Bill of 1832 and forcing it through the House of Lords. After the... Read more |
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Perspective: The man that town forgot; He has a bridge, a town and even a bay...
...centre of the town of Bathurst on the western slopes...was secretary to the Earl of Warwick and that his...this time of expanding empire, he decided to try his...temporary withdrawal of British forces in 1802, he moved...in Warwick the third ... |