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Impact of World War Two on Britain’s Empire
Britain’s economic prominence in the world went through great turmoil during the 20th ... empire, and in 1945 the country was exhausted and devastated. Aerial bombardment had destroyed many ...
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Unpacking imperialism: The British Empire in RIBA’s building and collections
The history of RIBA is closely entwined with that of the British ... and early 20th centuries. Among its aims, the institute sought to promote British architecture both at home and throughout the ...
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Wars in Africa, late-19th and early-20th Century
During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.
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Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96
(JTA) — The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died Thursday at 96, encompassed the grief and the redemption of 20th century British Jewry, as well as their ...
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From Empire to Commonwealth: war, race and imperialism in British History, 1780 to the present day
Understanding the British Empire (CUP, 2010); Ronald Hyam, Britain's Imperial Century, 1815 to 1914 (CUP latest edn); John Newsinger, The blood never dried: A people’s history of the British Empire ...