Britannica Quiz A History of War To reduce the trade deficit, the BritishEast India Companyand other British merchants turned toopium. The nonmedical use of that drug had been illegal in China since the early 1700s, though this prohibition had not been successfully enforced. Over the next seve...
Britannica Quiz Kings and Emperors (Part III) Quiz This article was most recently revised and updated byEncyclopaedia Britannica. The Battle of CrécyImage depicting the Battle of Crécy, during the Hundred Years' War, in which Edward III of England defeated Philip VI of France on August 26, ...