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Hace 4 días · In 1763, victory in the Seven Years' War led to the growth of the First British Empire. With defeat by the United States, France and Spain in the War of American Independence, Great Britain lost its 13 American colonies and rebuilt a Second British Empire based in Asia and Africa.
Hace 2 días · The United Kingdom retains links with parts of its former empire through the Commonwealth. It also benefits from historical and cultural links with the United States and is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Hace 6 días · Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
Hace 3 días · Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World. Niall Ferguson. London, Allen Lane, 2003, ISBN: 713996153X; 417pp.; Price: £25.00. Reviewer: Professor Andrew Porter. Kings College London. Citation: Professor Andrew Porter, review of Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, (review no. 325) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/325.
Hace 3 días · The United Kingdom was a leading Allied Power during the First World War of 1914–1918. They fought against the Central Powers, mainly Germany. The armed forces were greatly expanded and reorganised—the war marked the founding of the Royal Air Force.
Hace 5 días · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force (Luftwaffe) from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.
Hace 3 días · The historical background of the English land law from 1535. S.H. Brookfield. Liverpool M.A. 1935. A history of English assizes from 1558 to 1714. J.S. Cockburn.
