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Introduction. The largest, richest, and most powerful empire in world history was the British Empire. Over a span of some three centuries Great Britain brought lands on every continent and islands in every ocean under its rule. At its height the colonies and other territories of the empire encompassed nearly one-quarter of the world’s land ...
1583. Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland on behalf of England's queen Elizabeth. Go to Gilbert, Sir Humphrey (c. 1539–83) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 16th century. Politics. Conquest and colonization. European empires from 1415. Europe.
The Great Game was a rivalry between the 19th-century British and Russian empires over influence in Central Asia, primarily in Afghanistan, Persia, and Tibet. The two colonial empires used military interventions and diplomatic negotiations to acquire and redefine territories in Central and South Asia. Russia conquered Turkestan, and Britain ...
British colonialism and imperialism were some of the most powerful forces in world history. In this article, we will provide an overview of British colonialism and imperialism, from the early explorations of the 15th century to its height in the 20th century. We will discuss the motivations behind British colonial expansion, as well as the effects that imperialism had on both colonised and ...
12 de sept. de 2022 · Britain’s new king, Charles III, will take the reins of this organization composed of former colonies. But the royal family’s leadership of the Commonwealth is no longer a given—here’s why.
26 de ene. de 2018 · The sun may have long ago set on the British Empire (or on all but a few tattered shreds of it), but it never seems to set on the debate about the merits of empire. The latest controversy began when the Third World Quarterly, an academic journal known for its radical stance, published a paper by Bruce Gilley, an associate professor of political ...
Victorian era, in British history, the period between approximately 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world.
