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It spread from the Americas to include colonies in Africa, Asia and Australasia. During this time Britain lost and gained colonies. During the early years of the British Empire, 13 colonies in ...
That was Tanganyika during World War I, where one of history’s boldest underdog stories unfolded, right here in East Africa.
Gladstone, again her prime minister, disliked about British colonial ... of diminishing Empire. Mahdi. Hulton Getty Picture Archive. The Queen's experience of colonial Africa had been even more ...
The history of RIBA is closely entwined with that of the British Empire, which expanded and consolidated its ... flora, and fauna of South Africa, Australia, India, Canada, and New Zealand. This ...
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a UK honours system that ... first, receiving South Africa's national honour, the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver (OIS), for excellent contributions ...
The monument was constructed in 1834, a years after slavery was abolished across the British Empire. The display includes letters from the early American colonist John Winthrop, organisers says.