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Oxford Companion to Australian Politics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
1,649 words

In one sense, the British Empire is the very essence of Australian historical experience. A land progressively invaded and occupied

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World Encyclopedia

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
205 words

Overseas territories ruled by Britain from the 16th to the 20th century. Historians distinguish two empires. The first, based mainly

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The Oxford Companion to Scottish History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
1,021 words

The Scottish role in the British Empire was a source of great pride for many Scots in the period from

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J. M. Bumsted

The Oxford Companion to Canadian History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
962 words

When the British Empire actually began remains an open question. The Channel Islands were dependencies of the English Crown but not part of England from ...

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