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18 de jun. de 2024 · Victorian era, the period between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly 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.
Hace 4 días · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. Great Britain is part of the British Isles, together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups. The term Great Britain, which this article uses as a geographic ...
11 de jun. de 2024 · Originally the ship-rigged vessel Black Prince, Alfred, named for the youngest son of Aethelwulf, King of the West Saxons, was originally built at Philadelphia in 1774. With tensions with Great Britain rising, the Continental Congress authorized the fitting out of two American warships (10-guns each) to provide much needed supplies to the ill-equipped Soldiers of George Washington’s Army ...
Hace 1 día · In 1707, the kingdoms of England and Scotland were merged to create the Kingdom of Great Britain, and in 1801, the Kingdom of Ireland joined to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The British monarch was the nominal head of the vast British Empire , which covered a quarter of the world's land area at its greatest extent in 1921.
10 de jun. de 2024 · Key US independence document bore arms of British king. George III (born June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738, London—died January 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and elector (1760–1814) and then king (1814–20) of Hanover, during a period when Britain won an empire in the Seven ...
Hace 1 día · United Kingdom - Early Plantagenets, Monarchy, Sovereignty: Matilda’s son Henry Plantagenet, the first and greatest of three Angevin kings of England, succeeded Stephen in 1154. Aged 21, he already possessed a reputation for restless energy and decisive action. He was to inherit vast lands. As heir to his mother and to Stephen he held England and Normandy; as heir to his father he held Anjou ...
31 de may. de 2024 · Prince Albert organized The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of 1851 was the world's first display of design and goods, showcasing a mix of British engineering, exotic goods, and anything else you can think of! The idea behind it was to secure Britain's status as an industrial leader, and a force to the reckoned with within the empire.
