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British Empire
355 words, approx. 1 pages
Worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of three centuries came under the British government. Territorial acquisition began in the early 17th century with a group of settlements in...
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British Empire Information
9,744 words, approx. 33 pages
The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for a time was the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery, which began with the maritime explorations of the 15th century, that sparked the era of the European...


News and Journals
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Historian
The British empire
04/01/2004: 2,584 words, approx. 9 pages
Is our imperial past a 'black armband', a source of guilt and shame, or should we wear it proudly upon our sleeves?1 A long-running debate over this question has continued in recent historical writing. For some, the British empire conjures up images of violence,...
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Naval War College Review
The British Seaborne Empire
07/01/2006: 496 words, approx. 2 pages
Black, Jeremy. The British Seaborne Empire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press, 2004. 420pp. $40 Jeremy Black deliberately titled his book to link it with two classics, works that every maritime historian knows: C. R. Boxer's The Dutch Seaborne Empire (1965) and J....
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The New York Observer
Joey Melillo of Brooklyn Receives Order of the British Empire!
7/17/2005: 1,221 words, approx. 4 pages
I would like to offer a hearty mazel tov to Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (or O.B.E.) from Queen Elizabeth II for “showcasing British art in America.” Only duty...
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AP News
Britain announces New Year's honors list
12/29/2007: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
Sir Ian McKellen — Gandalf to "Lord of the Rings" fans — rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.Kylie Minogue rivaled McKellen for attention as Britain announced Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honors list. The Australian...
 


Criticism and Essays
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 92%
British Colonization of Singapore
444 words, approx. 2 pages
The importance of the increasing value of China trade for the establishment of British rule in Singapore.
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Essay Grade: 87%
Reconstructing the British Empire
433 words, approx. 1 pages
Reconstructing the British Empire after the French and Indian War. Done from the new Alan Brinkley Textbook on American History. Yeah yeah this is on the British Empire, but its from an American History Book; I know, it's strange.
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Essay Grade: 90%
Did British Colonalization Have Any Effect on India?
391 words, approx. 1 pages
A statistical analysis of the British colonalization of India. Focuses on the "No" side of the arguement.
 


 

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