Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Read about her young life, husband, children, grandchildren, death, funeral, and more.
When it comes to traditional British food, many visitors don’t think further than fish and chips! But when you consider that the United Kingdom is made up of four different countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) – each with its own distinct culture and history – then...
"It will be a great feeling to see an Indian as the PM of a country which very ruthlessly ruled India for a very long time!" said a Twitter user named Emon Mukherjee. There are around 1.4 million Indians in Britain, making them its single largest ethnic minority, and the two cou...
That protection encompasses both the right of Americans to travel and disseminate their ideas abroad, and their right to receive information from other countries -- in other words, their right to know. As Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. once observed, "The right to receive publications is a ...
nationalist Indians started to demand more modernization and a greater role in government. Ram Mohum Roy, a well educated Indian rose and started a campaign to move India away from traditional practices. He believed that India will continue to be controlled by foreign countries if they do not ...
It would have seen Britain negotiating a permanent UK-wide customs union with the EU as part of any Brexit deal with Brussels. But it would prevent Britain striking independent trade deals with other countries, and has previously been ruled out by May. ...
Although there were attempts to find a compromise with the Iranians and other Muslim countries, especially those having big trade deals, there were also many of us supporting Rushdie and urging for protecting Freedom of Speech. A few of us were warning about the long-term implications if we ...
For 15 years, the charter awarded the newly formed company a monopoly on trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan. English traders frequently engaged in hostilities with their Dutch and Portuguese counterparts in the Indian Ocean. The Company ...
2. How many countries make up the British Isles? 3. Please offer me some information about Ireland. (A few minutes later, teacher asks three students to answer them.) S1: The United Kingdom (UK) is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom...
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