British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government.
Added a map of the British Empire at its greatest extent. Adam Augustyn Apr 08, 2019 Add new Web site: The National Archives - British Empire. Aakanksha Gaur Jan 16, 2019 Add new Web site: Victorian Web - The British Empire. Aakanksha Gaur Jan 16, 2019 Add new Web site: New Ze...
In the year 1800, the British Empire in South Asia was limited to the great province of Bengal (then including Bihar and Orissa), some districts in the south linked with Madras, the island of Bombay, and the low country of Ceylon. After half a century of conquest, South Asia had become...
A Map Of The British Empire In America With The French And Spanish Settlements Adjacent Thereto..., C. Lempriere & Del., B. Baron Sculp., London Engrav'd By William Henry Toms, 1733 By Henry Popple 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 11 ...
Both men were executed on charges of spying for the British Empire on 24 June 1842. In 1845, the Rev Joseph Wolff, who had undertaken an expedition to discover the two officers' fate and who barely escaped with his life, published an extensive account of his travels in Central Asia ...
A 1909 map of the British Indian Empire, Edinburgh Geographical Institute, J. G. Bartholomew and Sons, Oxford University Press, 1909. The British Raj extended over almost all present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, except for small holdings by other European nations such as Goa and Pondich...
In conclution, the characteristic of the British colonial empire in the early years was the extension of the Motherland. All the colonies used the same political system as Britain and the inhabitants became British citizens. But after the loss of the thirteen American colonies, after the capture...
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1833 was a critical year for Britons who had invested in the Empire. Thanks to the work of the Legacies of British Slave Ownership team at UCL, we have got to know more about the thousands of British people from nearly all classes, regions, towns and cities, who owned slaves and were ...
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/kenya.htmA German Carl Peters, saw the opportunity this offered, and landing at Witu (a German possession), he led an expedition over the Kenya Highlands into Uganda on the excuse that he was going to relieve Emin Pasha (to whom reference was made...