"Other countries could write similar books – but they would be much
shorter. I don't think anyone could match this, although the Americans had a
later start and have been working hard on it in the twentieth century."
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British have invaded nine out of ten countries - so look out Luxembourg - Telegraph - 9 views
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The only other nation which has achieved anything approaching the British total, Mr Laycock said, is France – which also holds the unfortunate record for having endured the most British invasions.
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Mr Laycock added: "One one level, for the British, it is quite amazing and quite humbling, that this is all part of our history, but clearly there are parts of our history that we are less proud of. The book is not intended as any kind of moral judgment on our history or our empire. It is meant as a light-hearted bit of fun." The countries never invaded by the British: Andorra Belarus Bolivia Burundi Central African Republic Chad Congo, Republic of Guatemala Ivory Coast Kyrgyzstan Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mali Marshall Islands Monaco Mongolia Paraguay Sao Tome and Principe Sweden Tajikistan Uzbekistan Vatican City
BBC - History: British History in-depth - 1 views
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Essays and imagery from the BBC, on British History from the Norman period to the present. Sections include Middle Ages, Tudors, Civil War and Revolution, Empire and Sea Power, Victorian Britain, and more.
Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes | UK news | The Guardian - 8 views
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The documents show that colonial officials were instructed to separate those papers to be left in place after independence – usually known as "Legacy files" – from those that were to be selected for destruction or removal to the UK. In many colonies, these were described as watch files, and stamped with a red letter W.
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The documents show that colonial officials were instructed to separate those papers to be left in place after independence – usually known as "Legacy files" – from those that were to be selected for destruction or removal to the UK. In many colonies, these were described as watch files, and stamped with a red letter W.
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As independence grew closer, large caches of files were removed from colonial ministries to governors' offices, where new safes were installed.In Uganda, the process was codenamed Operation Legacy. In Kenya, a vetting process, described as "a thorough purge", was overseen by colonial Special Branch officers.
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They say this was one of the major differences between the British and French handling of withdrawal from empire - not only criminal records, but historical and legal documents of many kinds.
Browse by classification | British History Online - 3 views
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Has a massive and easily searchable bank of primary documents on British history. Quite amazing some of the stuff in there, especially primary documents on that Empire (capital 'E') that the sun was never going to set on... Forgive my impertinent colonial humour. I've got Irish blood.
British Museum - Room 70: Roman Empire - 1 views
'But what about the railways ...?' The myth of Britain's gifts to India | W... - 2 views
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Describes the many ways in which Britain impoverished and divided India
Is English Language So Popular because of the USA? - 0 views
Americans might tend to inflate the influence of the United States in the history of the spread of English. Before the World Wars, particularly WWII, the US was a bit player on the world stage. The...
A Vision of Britain through Time | Your national on-line library for local history | Ma... - 5 views
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An excellent collection of historical maps, statistics and descriptions of British locales back in those old glory days when they still had an empire.
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A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
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data drawn from data historical maps, census records, descriptive gazetteers, and election results
Papers of the War Department - 0 views
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Fire destroyed the office of the War Department and all its files in 1800, and for decades historians believed that the collection, and the window it provided into the workings of the early federal government, was lost forever. Thanks to a decade-long effort to retrieve copies of the files scattered in archives across the country, the collection has been reconstituted and is offered here as a fully-searchable digital database.
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"Fire destroyed the office of the War Department and all its files in 1800, and for decades historians believed that the collection, and the window it provided into the workings of the early federal government, was lost forever. Thanks to a decade-long effort to retrieve copies of the files scattered in archives across the country, the collection has been reconstituted and is offered here as a fully-searchable digital database." Isn't that cool?
Raid on Deerfield: the Many Stories of 1704 - 3 views
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Looks a bit more like a WebQuest type of site rather than a source collection, however has a timeline and some images. Seeings there is so little on the topic of New World colonisation generally I decided to add it.
The Role That Currency Played in the Great Bengal Famine of 1770 - 1 views
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Article on how East India Company imperialism and famine in Bengal.
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