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United Kingdom (redirect from British state)part of the island of Ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland;...347 KB (30,153 words) - 14:29, 4 June 2024
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable...42 KB (4,285 words) - 11:35, 5 June 2024
Elizabeth II (redirect from Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith)of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch or female monarch, and the second-longest verified reign of any...193 KB (16,904 words) - 20:27, 2 June 2024
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its...150 KB (17,099 words) - 16:38, 1 June 2024- BBC (redirect from British Broadcasting Co)The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally...215 KB (20,974 words) - 15:26, 29 May 2024
American Revolutionary War (redirect from British-American War (1776))Washington defeated the British Army. During the war, American Patriot forces had the support of France and Spain, while the British and Loyalist forces hired...297 KB (30,002 words) - 12:07, 5 June 2024- Conservative Party (UK) (redirect from British Conservative party)Disraeli, it played a preeminent role in politics at the height of the British Empire. In 1912, the Liberal Unionist Party merged with the party to form...231 KB (20,347 words) - 17:41, 2 June 2024
The British Raj (/rɑːdʒ/ RAHJ; from Hindi rāj, 'kingdom', 'realm', 'state', or 'empire') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;...267 KB (28,809 words) - 06:39, 5 June 2024- Labour Party (UK) (redirect from British Labour party)January 2015 Aaron Edwards (2015), "The British Labour Party and the tragedy of Northern Ireland Labour" in The British Labour Party and twentieth-century...221 KB (19,803 words) - 23:11, 4 June 2024
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (redirect from British Prime Minister)honours. The British system of government is based on an uncodified constitution, meaning that it is not set out in any single document. The British constitution...53 KB (5,905 words) - 18:56, 2 June 2024
BBC World Service (redirect from British Broadcasting Corporation World Service)most-respected voice in international broadcasting", while retaining a "balanced British view" of international developments. Former director Peter Horrocks visualised...110 KB (8,771 words) - 04:53, 5 June 2024
Mandatory Palestine (redirect from British Mandate Palestine)Empire for four centuries – arose during the First World War in 1916, British forces drove Ottoman forces out of the Levant. The United Kingdom had agreed...151 KB (16,544 words) - 10:44, 5 June 2024
East India Company (redirect from British E. India Company)The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the...117 KB (12,299 words) - 18:14, 31 May 2024
Boris Johnson (redirect from Boris (British prime minister))Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the...404 KB (33,593 words) - 00:52, 2 June 2024
Commonwealth of Nations (redirect from British Commonwealth)member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed. They are connected through their use of...160 KB (14,172 words) - 11:52, 1 June 2024
War of 1812 (redirect from British-American War (1812))long-standing differences over territorial expansion in North America and British support for Tecumseh's confederacy, which resisted U.S. colonial settlement...222 KB (27,849 words) - 17:59, 1 June 2024
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province...175 KB (15,753 words) - 03:07, 4 June 2024
Great Britain (redirect from British mainland)With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the...76 KB (7,522 words) - 10:53, 31 May 2024
Vancouver (redirect from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian...203 KB (17,154 words) - 09:49, 2 June 2024
a citizen of either Britain, a British overseas territory, Ireland, or a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. British citizens living abroad are allowed...77 KB (9,269 words) - 21:31, 1 June 2024
- British English (comparative more British English, superlative most British English) Of or relating to, or spoken or written in British English. British
- A Treasury of War Poetry: British and American Poems of the World War, 1914—1919 (1917) by George Herbert Clarke CONTENTS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, INTRODUCTION
- British Columbia (BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, between the Pacific Ocean, and the Rocky Mountains. BC has great scenery along the coast
- United Kingdom (redirect from British)north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland
- colony, Guadeloupe, which it considered more valuable than Canada. The new British rulers retained and protected most of the property, religious, political