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  1. British Empire Range

    Geobox Range name British Empire Range image Quttinirtaaq 1 1997 08 05.jpg image size 275 image caption British Empire Range, to the north of Tanquary Fiord country Canada region Nunavut region type Territory unit highest Barbeau Peak highest elevation 2616 highest lat d 81 highest lat m 54 highest lat s 30 highest lat NS N highest long d 75 highest long m 01 highest long s 30 highest long EW W geology period orogeny map map size 275 map caption The British Empire Range is a mountain range on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut , Canada . The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world ref http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english maps topo map?mapsize 428 20380&lat 82.3500000007&long 77.4999999985&mapxy 268573.707593 3702696.05337&scale 5000000&feature na British Empire Range&location1 62&unique key 0c754d28849c20c35b4ad5ba544daf38&searchstring British 20Empire 20Range&entity MTN&layers fapfeature fapfeature 20north arrow 20other features 20million grid 20t50k grid 20grid 50k 3 20roads 20hydrography 20boundary 20builtup 20vegetation 20populated places 20railway 20power network 20manmade features 20designated areas 20water features 20water saturated soils 20relief 20contours 20toponymy ... 3702693.18667 British Empire Range at the Atlas of Canada ref and the Arctic Cordillera ... 82 21 00 N 077 29 59 W type adm1st region CA NU display title name British Empire Range Category Arctic Cordillera Category British Empire Range Category Mountain ranges of Qikiqtaaluk Region ca Serralada British Empire de British Empire Range fr Cha ne British Empire ... at the Atlas of Canada ref which lies immediately to the northwest and the United States Range ref ... 3760352.11754 The United States Range at the Atlas of Canada ref slightly further east. The highest mountain in the range is Barbeau Peak . The range was named by Gordon Noel Humphreys during ... imperialist . Peaks of the range include border 0 style margin left 3em Peak metres feet Barbeau ...   more details



  1. British Empire

    that formed the British Empire Evolution of the British Empire Use British English date July 2011 Infobox Country name British Empire image flag Flag of the United Kingdom.svg image map The British Empire.png map caption The areas of the world that at one time were part of the British Empire ... it deliberately only contains the flag and map. The British Empire comprised the dominion s, Crown ... ref By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people, one fifth of the world s population ... sets the sun never sets on the British Empire because its span across the globe ensured that the sun ... British prestige and accelerated the decline of the empire, despite the eventual victory of Britain ... of the territories of the British Empire were granted independence, ending with the handover of Hong ... to the New World The foundations of the British Empire were laid when Kingdom of England England ... writers such as Richard Hakluyt and John Dee who was the first to use the term British Empire ref ... to settle the Saint Lawrence River , later to become New France . ref British Empire refLloyd1996 Lloyd ... Country men . ref refTaylor2001 Taylor , pp.  119,123. ref First British Empire 1583 1783 ... its own overseas colonies. ref refOHBEv1 Canny , p.  70. ref The British Empire began to take ... been referred to as the First British Empire . ref refOHBEv1 Canny , p.  34. ref Americas ... , and at first Dutch ships, to sell the Slavery slaves and buy the sugar. ref British Empire refLloyd1996 ... in the Americas at the expense of the Dutch. ref British Empire refLloyd1996 Lloyd , p.  32. ref ... the The Bahamas Bahamas . ref British Empire refLloyd1996 Lloyd , pp.  33, 43. ref File British ... Company . ref British Empire refLloyd1996 Lloyd , pp.  15 20. ref The Virginia Company s charter ... War , in exchange for Suriname . ref British Empire refLloyd1996 Lloyd , p.  40. ref In 1681 ... buckner25 British Empire refBuckner2008 Buckner , p.  25. ref Two years later, the Royal African ...   more details



  1. Dawson Range (British Columbia)

    Geobox Range name Dawson Range image image caption country Canada region type Province region British Columbia parent Selkirk Mountains highest highest elevation highest lat d 51 highest lat m 9 highest lat s highest lat NS N highest long d 117 highest long m 26 highest long s highest long EW W map map caption This article is about the mountain range in the Selkirk Mountains. For other uses see Dawson Range disambiguation . The Dawson Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia , Canada , located southeast of Rogers Pass British Columbia Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park Canada Glacier National Park . References cite bcgnis 8504 Dawson Range British Columbia http www.bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 86 Dawson Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Interior Ranges of British Columbia Category Selkirk Mountains BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. Leckie Range (British Columbia)

    Geobox Range name Leckie Range image image size image caption country Canada region British Columbia parent Chilcotin Ranges geology geology1 geology2 orogeny highest highest elevation highest lat d highest lat m highest lat s highest lat NS N highest long d highest long m highest long s highest long EW W map map size The Leckie Range is a small mountain range in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , located northwest of Gun Lake British Columbia Gun Lake between Leckie Creek and Slim Creek . ref BCGNIS 893 Leckie Range ref It has an area of 78  km sup 2 sup and is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges which in turn form part of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains . ref http www.bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1131 Leckie Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia ref See also List of mountain ranges References reflist coord missing British Columbia Coast Mountains Category Chilcotin Ranges BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ...   more details



  1. Selwyn Range (British Columbia)

    Geobox Range name Selwyn Range image image caption country Canada region type region British Columbia parent Park Ranges , Continental Ranges , Canadian Rockies area 1516 border geology period orogeny length imperial length orientation width imperial width orientation highest highest elevation highest lat d highest lat m highest lat s highest lat NS N highest long d highest long m highest long s highest long EW W map map caption This article is for the subrange of the Canadian Rockies near Mount Robson. For the much larger range straddling the border between Yukon and the Northwest Territories, see Selwyn Mountains . For the range in Australia also known as the Isa Highlands, see Selwyn Range Australia . The Selwyn Range is a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia . A subrange of the Park Ranges of the Continental Ranges , it is located west of Jasper National Park , east of Valemount, British Columbia Valemount and south of Mount Robson Provincial Park . ref Bivuac. http bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1015 Selwyn Range . Retrieved August 7, 2007 ref It was named after Alfred Selwyn , the first director of the Geological Survey of Canada . The Fraser River originates in this mountain range, near or in? Fraser Pass . References reflist BCGNIS 18847 Selwyn Range Canadian Rockies state collapsed coord missing British Columbia Category Mountain ranges of British Columbia Category Canadian Rockies BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ...   more details



  1. Sawtooth Range (British Columbia)

    This article is for the Sawtooth Range of the Monashee Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. For other uses see Sawtooth Range . The Sawtooth Range is a subrange of the Shuswap Highland area of the central Monashee Mountains in the British Columbia Interior Southern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . ref BCGNIS 17206 Sawtooth Range ref ref http bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1450 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry Sawtooth Range ref It is located between Mabel Lake W and Sugar Lake Canada Sugar Lake E and bounded on the south by the upper Shuswap River . Its northern boundary is just south of the Three Valley Gap, British Columbia Three Valley Gap area of Eagle Pass , which is the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline and the Trans Canada Highway . To the east, across the uppermost Shuswap River above Sugar Lake, is the Gold Range of the main spine of the Monashees, to which it is connected by the col of Joss Pass . To the west, it is adjoined by the rest of the Shuswap Highland , of which it is a part and is an intermediary mountainous plateau between the Monashees and the northeastern Thompson Plateau . Its highest summit is Tsuius Mountain , 2487 m 8159 ft prominence 1142 m. ref http bivouac.com MtnPg.asp?MtnId 6572 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry Tsuius Mountain ref References reflist BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub coord 50 41 00 N 118 25 00 W display title Category Monashee Mountains ...   more details



  1. The British Empire: A survey

    Image The British Empire A survey.JPG thumb 200px right The British Empire A survey The British Empire A survey is a series of twelve books, each self contained, published for educational purposes during the British Empire Exhibition in London by HarperCollins Collins in 1924, following the request of the Exhibition s management towards the Imperial Studies Committee of the Royal Colonial Institute to create this work. The series General Editor was Hugh Gunn and the Advisory Committee members were Sir Charles P. Lucas, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB , Order of St Michael and St George KCMG Chairman The Right Honourable The Rt Hon Lord Morris, KCMG, Doctor of Laws LL.D. Sir Harry Wilson, KCMG, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE Arthur Percival Newton, Master ... Sir George R. Parkin, KCMG, LL.D. The volumes I. The Dominions and Dependencies of the Empire , by Coll. II. The Story of the Empire , by Sir Charles Lucas III. The Constitution, Administration, and Laws of the Empire , by Prof. A. Berriedale Keith IV. The Resources of the Empire and Their Development , by Evans Lewin V. Health Problems of the Empire Past, Present, and Future by Dr. Andrew Balfour and Dr. H. H. Scott VI. The Press and Communications of the Empire , by J. Saxon Mills VII. The Trade, Commerce, and Shipping of the Empire , by Sir Charles McLeod and Prof. A. W. Kirkaldy VIII. Makers of the Empire , by Hugh Gunn IX. The Native Races of the Empire , by Hugh Gunn X. The Universities and Educational Systems of the Empire , by Sir Godfrey Ladgen XI. The Literature and Art of the Empire , by Edward Salmon and Major A. A. Longden XII. Migration Within the Empire , by Major E. A. Belcher See also British Empire Exhibition British Empire Colonial Exhibitions commons Category British Empire Category 1924 in the United Kingdom Category 1924 in London Category 20th century in London ... about the British Empire Survey, A UK stub ...   more details



  1. 1930 British Empire Games

    Commonwealth Games infobox Name 1st British Empire Games Logo Logo 1930 and 1934 BEG.png Size 150 Host ... by Queen s Baton Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Civic Stadium The 1930 British Empire Games were the first ... in these first British Empire Games valign top width 230px flaglink Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games flaglink Bermuda at the 1930 British Empire Games flaglink British Guiana at the 1930 British Empire Games valign top width 230px flaglink Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games 1921 flaglink England at the 1930 British Empire Games flagicon Ireland 1783 Ireland at the 1930 British Empire Games Ireland valign top width 230px flaglink Newfoundland at the 1930 British Empire Games flaglink New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games flaglink Scotland at the 1930 British Empire Games valign top width 230px flaglink South Africa at the 1930 British Empire Games 1928 flaglink Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games Medals table Image Empire games 1930 countries map.PNG thumb ... 1 align left flaglink England at the 1930 British Empire Games 25 22 13 60 style background ccccff 2 align left flaglink Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games 1921 20 16 18 54 3 align left flaglink South Africa at the 1930 British Empire Games 1928 6 4 8 18 4 align left flaglink New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games 3 4 2 9 5 align left flaglink Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games 3 4 1 8 6 align left flaglink Scotland at the 1930 British Empire Games 2 3 5 10 7 align left flaglink Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games 0 2 1 3 8 align left flaglink British Guiana at the 1930 British Empire Games 0 1 1 2 9 align left flagicon Ireland 1783 Ireland at the 1930 British Empire ... Official Site http www.guernseycga.org.gg 1930can.html 1930 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site http www.commonwealthgames.org.au GamesInfo PastGames 1930 1930.htm 1930 British Empire Games ... Empire Games Hamilton Category 1930 British Empire Games Category History of Hamilton, Ontario ...   more details



  1. British Empire League

    Refimprove date July 2009 The British Empire League was formed in London in 1894 in order to support the ideology of British imperialism and to promote loyalty to and the unity of the British Empire . It was particularly active in the British dominion s of Australia and Canada in the early part of the twentieth century. The League focused on the celebration of the birthday of Queen Victoria 24 May as a patriotic holiday. In Australia, this was not only an observance of the holiday in schools, but was also a wider opportunity to demonstrate loyalty to Britain. Empire Day was officially adopted by the Reid government in 1905 and observed for more than fifty years. ref http primeministers.naa.gov.au glossary ref In Australia, the League sponsored a monthly publication United Australia which featured on its cover Britannia and the motto One people one destiny . References references Category British Empire Category Organizations established in 1895 Category Monarchist organizations UK org stub ...   more details



  1. British Empire Medal

    Image B.E.M..jpg right 120px De medaille The Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service , usually known as the British Empire Medal BEM , is a United Kingdom British medal awarded ... divisions in a similar way to the Order of the British Empire itself. While recipients are not technically ... Jubilee in 2012. ref http www.bbc.co.uk news uk 15503068 British Empire Medal to return says David Cameron, BBC News, 28 October 2011 ref History The Medal of the Order of the British Empire was first established in 1917 together with the Order of the British Empire itself. In 1922 the original medal was split in two new honours. While the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry ... Cross in 1940, the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service usually known as the British Empire Medal was awarded in similar circumstances as the lower classes of the Order of the British Empire, but usually to people below management or professional level. In the uniformed ... in the fire services. From 1940, the British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service could again be awarded ... with more senior recipients receiving the Order of the British Empire . From 14 January 1958 these awards were instead designated as the British Empire Medal for Gallantry and consisted of the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service with a silver oak leaf emblem worn ... yes accessdate 2007 10 31 ref See also Category Recipients of the British Empire Medal Recipients of the British Empire Medal References reflist External links http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk documentsonline wo373.asp Search recommendations for the British Empire Medal on The UK National Archives ... 327239&CFTOKEN 41216880 British Empire Medal on the Veterans Affairs Canada site Decorations of the United ... Navy Category Recipients of the British Empire Medal de British Empire Medaille nl Medaille van het Britse Rijk no British Empire Medal sv British Empire Medal ...   more details



  1. Historiography of the British Empire

    The historiography of the British Empire refers to the studies, sources, critical methods and interpretations used by scholars to study the history of the British Empire . Scholars have long studied the Empire ... and the formation of a unitary and organic British empire of the sea. Walpole s opponents in the 1730s ... Theories about imperialism typically focus on the British Empire, with side glances elsewhere ... Marshall, ed. The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume II The Eighteenth Century 1998 .... ref David Richardson, The British Empire and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1660 1807, in P.J. Marshall, ed. The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume II The Eighteenth Century 1998 pp 440 64. ref ... Supremacy, 1765 1818, in The Oxford History of the British Empire vol. 2, The Eighteenth Century ... History of the British Empire vol. 2, The Eighteenth Century ed. by P. J. Marshall, 1998 , pp 487 ... Hall have used this approach to argue that British culture at home was profoundly shaped by the empire ... Tony Ballantyne, Orientalism and Race Aryanism in the British Empire . ref Many historians now focus ... Empire References Reflist Further reading Basic bibliography Bayly, C. A. ed. Atlas of the British Empire 1989 . survey by scholars heavily illustrated Brendon, Piers. A Moral Audit of the British ... and Fall of the British Empire, 1781 1997 2008 , wide ranging survey Bryant, Arthur. The History ... Atlas of the British Empire 2006 , 144 pp Darwin, John. The Empire Project The Rise and Fall ... Ferguson, Niall. Empire The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global ... of the British Empire 1997 . Marshall, P. J. ed. , The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire 1996 . Stockwell, Sarah, ed. The British Empire Themes and Perspectives 2008 355pp. Overviews Beinart, William, ed. Environment and Empire Oxford History of the British Empire Companion 2007 Black, Jeremy. The British Seaborne Empire 2004 Brendon, Piers. A Moral Audit of the British Empire ...   more details



  1. British Empire Economic Conference

    File Canada Stamp 1932 Ottawa Conference.jpg thumb 180px right Postage stamp, Canada, 1932 commemorative overprint for Ottawa Conference. The British Empire Economic Conference also known as the Imperial Economic Conference or Ottawa Conference was a 1932 meeting conference of British colonies and the autonomous dominion s held to discuss the Great Depression . It was held between 21 July and 20 August in Ottawa . The conference saw the group admit the failure of the gold standard and abandon attempts to return to it. The meeting also worked to establish a zone of limited tariff s within the British Empire , but with high tariffs with the rest of the world. This was called Imperial preference or Empire Free Trade . This abandonment of open free trade led to a split in the British government. The conference was especially notable for its adoption of Keynesian economics Keynesian ideas such as lowering interest rate s, increasing the money supply , and expanding government spending . See also Import Duties Act 1932 Source http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,744015,00.html British Empire Economic Conference Time magazine Barry Eichengreena and Douglas A. Irwin, Trade blocs, currency blocs and the reorientation of world trade in the 1930s, Journal of International Economics , Volume 38, Issues 1 2, February 1995, Pages 1 24 Robert A. MacKay, Imperial Economics at Ottawa , Pacific Affairs, Vol. 5, No. 10 Oct., 1932 , pp. 873 885 Maxwell Slutz Stewart, The Ottawa conference , Foreign policy association, incorporated, 1932 Category 1932 in Canada Category 1932 in economics Category 1932 in international relations Category 20th century diplomatic conferences Category British Empire Category Diplomatic conferences in Canada Category Great Depression Category Gold standard Category History of Ottawa cs Ottawsk konference es Conferencia Econ mica del Imperio Brit nico fr Accords d Ottawa zh yue ...   more details



  1. British Empire and Commonwealth Museum

    Infobox Museum name British Empire and Commonwealth Museum image Bristol Temple Meads old station frontage 750px .jpg established 2002 location Bristol map type Bristol latitude 51.4489 longitude 2.5835 visitors director Gareth Griffiths Former website http www.empiremuseum.co.uk www.empiremuseum.co.uk The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum gbmapping ST597725 was a museum in Bristol , United Kingdom exploring the history of the British Empire and the effect of British colonial rule on the rest of the world. The museum opened in 2002 in Bristol s historic Bristol Temple Meads railway station old railway station , designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel , following renovation and conversion costing 8 million. ref name museumsassociation 20110316 It is the world s earliest surviving railway terminus ... www.english heritage.org.uk server show conGap.6 title British Empire and Commonwealth Museum accessdate ..., which was 23 years in the making, is to have a new home at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum ... title British Empire and Commonwealth Museum Bristol Pow Wow Special exhibition until 1st November ... aboutus relationalnews.htm move title News accessdate 2007 03 13 format work British Empire ... url http www.empiremuseum.co.uk aboutus aboutus.htm title About Us publisher British Empire & Commonwealth ... 2011 03 16 ref ref cite web url http www.guardian.co.uk culture 2011 mar 17 british empire ... reflist External links http www.empiremuseum.co.uk British Empire & Commonwealth Museum website http www.imagesofempire.com Images of Empire online resource of still and moving images EW charity 1097205 The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum Culture in Bristol Category Museums in Bristol Category Defunct museums in England Category National museums of the United Kingdom Category British Empire ..., and a register of titles of the regiments of the Honourable British East India Company East India ... possible Britain s first empire in America. ref On 23 November 2007 the museum announced it would ...   more details



  1. 1934 British Empire Games

    British Empire Games Logo London Commonwealth Games 1934.jpg Size 120 Host city London , England ... Stadium The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games ... Teams participating for the first time in bold . flaglink Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink Bermuda at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink British Guiana at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink Canada at the 1934 British Empire Games variant 1921 flaglink England at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink Hong Kong at the 1934 British Empire Games 1910 flaglink India at the 1934 British Empire Games variant British flagicon Ireland Irish Free State at the 1934 British Empire Games Irish Free State flaglink Jamaica at the 1934 British Empire Games variant 1906 flaglink New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games flagicon Newfoundland Newfoundland at the 1934 British Empire Games Newfoundland flaglink Northern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink Southern Rhodesia at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games flaglink South Africa at the 1934 British Empire Games variant 1928 flaglink Wales at the 1934 British ... main Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games Boxing MedalistTable type Event width 255 Flyweight ... http www.guernseycga.org.gg 1934london.html 1934 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site http www.commonwealthgames.org.au GamesInfo PastGames 1934 1934.htm 1934 British Empire Games Australian Commonwealth Games official website Commonwealth Games years Category 1934 in sports British Empire Games Category 1934 in the United Kingdom British Empire Games Category 1934 British Empire Games Category Sports festivals in London Category 1934 in London British Empire Games, 1934 Category Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena de British Empire Games 1934 es Juegos de la Mancomunidad de 1934 fr Jeux de l Empire britannique de 1934 nl British Empire Games 1934 ja 1934 pl Igrzyska ...   more details



  1. 1950 British Empire Trophy

    Infobox Grand Prix race report Type NC Country Isle of Man Grand Prix British Empire Trophy GP Suffix Date June 15 Year 1950 Image Official name XII British Empire Trophy Location Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas , Isle of Man Course Course mi 6.124 Course km 9.855 Distance laps 36 Distance mi 220.454 Distance km 354.787 Weather Pole Driver Cuth Harrison Pole Country UK Pole Team English Racing Automobiles ERA Pole Time 3 10.0 Fast Driver Reg Parnell Fast Team English Racing Automobiles ERA Fast Time 3 08.0 Fast Lap Fast Country UK First Driver Bob Gerard First Country UK First Team English Racing Automobiles ERA Second Driver Cuth Harrison Second Country UK Second Team English Racing Automobiles ERA Third Driver Toulo de Graffenried Third Country Switzerland Third Team Maserati in motorsport Maserati The 1950 British Empire Trophy was a Non Championship Formula One motor race held on June 15, 1950 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas , Isle of Man . It was the eighth race of the 1950 Formula One season . The race, contested over 36 laps, was won by English Racing Automobiles ERA driver Bob Gerard . Cuth Harrison finished second in an English Racing Automobiles ERA , and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati in motorsport Maserati . Results class wikitable style font size 95 Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time Retired Grid 1 1 flagicon UK Bob Gerard Bob Gerard English Racing Automobiles ERA 1.59 36.8 3 2 12 flagicon UK Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison English ... http www.silhouet.com motorsport archive f1 nc 1950 1950.html empire accessdate 2009 01 10 F1 NC race report Name of race British Empire Trophy Year of race 1950 Previous race in season 1950 Paris Grand Prix Next race in season 1950 Bari Grand Prix Previous year s race 1949 British Empire Trophy Next year s race 1951 British Empire Trophy Category 1950 Formula One race reports British Empire Trophy cs British Empire Trophy 1950 sl British Empire Trophy 1950 fi British Empire Trophy 1950 ...   more details



  1. Political officer (British Empire)

    In the British Empire , a Political officer or Political Agent was an officer of the imperial Civil Administration , as opposed to the Military administration , usually operating outside imperial territory from a base outside or inside imperial territory. The title was particularly attached to a government official acting as a political adviser to the ruler of one of the princely states in pre independence South Asia , though it could also designate a kind of special envoy or ambassador eg Political Officer to Afghanistan . See also Political Resident Category British colonial political officers Category Heads of Missions of the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. Order of the British Empire

    s star of the Order of the British Empire awarded by the Sovereign, on the advice of the Government type Award motto For God and the Empire day NA eligibility British nationals for A national order ... Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United ... accessdate 2010 06 13 Original Order of the British Empire Statutes dated 24 Aug 1917 ref ref name ... Queen and public Honours Order of the British Empire royal.gov.uk The Official Website of the British ... Empire GBE or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire GBE ref .... The British Empire no longer exists as a formal entity, but the Order of the British Empire continues. ref Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire KBE or Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire DBE Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire CBE Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire OBE Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire MBE Only the highest two ranks automatically cause an individual ... of the British Empire in the Commonwealth Realms were discontinued with the establishment of national ... a related British Empire Medal , whose recipients are not members of the Order, but who are nonetheless affiliated with the Order. The British Empire Medal has not been used in the United Kingdom ... official website Types of Honour Download Orders of Chivalry PDF Under Order of the British Empire section, reads The British Empire Medal has not been used in the United Kingdom since 1993 . ref .... The Order s motto is For God and the Empire . It is the most junior of the British honours system ... . Although the Order of the British Empire has by far the highest number of members of the British ... British Knights . At the foundation of the Order, the Medal of the Order of the British Empire was instituted. In 1922, it was renamed the British Empire Medal . Recipients, who are not members of the Order ...   more details



  1. British Empire Exhibition

    The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley , Middlesex in 1924 and 1925. ref http www.britishpathe.com record.php?id 75167 British Pathe agency Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel one ref ref http www.britishpathe.com record.php?id 75168 British Pathe agency Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel two ref ref http www.britishpathe.com record.php?id 75169 British Pathe agency Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel three ref ref http www.britishpathe.com record.php?id 75170 British Pathe agency Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel four ref History Image GB British Empire Exhibition Postage Stamps.jpg thumb 300px right GB British Empire Exhibition Postage Stamps Image Palace of Industry British Empire Exhibition 1924 1.JPG thumb 300px right Palace of Industry ... V of the United Kingdom George V on St George s Day, 23 April 1924. The British Empire contained ... coin d in Scarlet color scarlet , and a frac 1 1 2 d in brown, both being inscribed British Empire ... Wembley British Empire Exhibitions stamps on The British Postal Museum & Archive website ref and many ..., which resulted in a 12 volume book The British Empire A survey with Hugh Gunn as the General ... British Empire Exhibition 1924 http members.lycos.co.uk bee1924 index2.html Unofficial site http www.postcard.co.uk esg remains.htm Remains of the British Empire Exhibition http www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk server.php?show conInformationRecord.86 British Empire Exhibitions 1924 1925 Exploring 20th ... Category Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena Category Colonial exhibitions de British Empire Exhibition fr British Empire Exhibition he ... all who owe allegiance to the British flag to meet on common ground and learn to know each other ... 619596 British Film Institute Never Stop Railway ref ref http www.britishpathe.com record.php?id 8750 British Pathe agency Never Stop Railway film probably 1925 ref Most of the exhibition halls were ...   more details



  1. Tallest building in the British Empire

    The title of tallest building in the British Empire was hotly contest during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this era the nations of the British Empire possessed a large measure of cultural unity and naturally looked to each other for comparison and competition. This was evident in the displays at Queen Victoria s silver and diamond jubilees and in the creation of the British Empire Games in 1930 later the Commonwealth Games . A similar phenomenon occurred in the world of architecture and civics. boosterism Local boosters in cities and regions across the Empire covered the title of greatest , biggest , largest or best in the Empire. In general the boosters focused on commercial buildings, as claiming the title was part of marketing the building to potential renters. They conveniently ignored much taller non commercial buildings such as St Paul s Cathedral which stands convert 111 m and was consecrated in 1708, or Victoria Tower in the Palace of Westminster which was built in 1855 and measures convert 98.5 m . The Commonwealth of Nations slowly evolved out of the British Empire over decades, but the 1931 Statute of Westminster 1931 Statute of Westminster is often used as a dividing point. During the twentieth century the title was held primarily by Canadian buildings. Since the 1990s, however Asian buildings have held the title. Height restrictions have much to do with this list. Until the 1960s, London , the capital of the Empire, had especially strict height maximums to preserve the views of historic structures. Until the late 1920 Montreal limited all buildings ... Building In The British Empire Category Lists of tallest buildings Category British Empire Category .... Tallest building in the Empire class wikitable sortable Years Building small original ... Street.JPG 100px center Canadian Pacific Building 1912 Sun Tower Vancouver British Columbia flag Canada ... 1910 1912 Dominion Building Vancouver British Columbia flag Canada 1868 sort 053 convert 53 m ft abbr ...   more details



  1. British Empire Union

    Refimprove date December 2008 File British Empire Union WWI poster.jpg thumb right British Empire Union World War I poster from 1918, titled Once a German always a German The British Empire Union BEU was created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom during World War I , in 1916, after changing its name from the Anti German Union , which had been founded in 1915. Sir George Makgill was the BEU s Honorary Secretary and Lord Edward Illiffe was its treasurer. The BEU was anti Socialism socialist and thought that the Labour Party UK Labour Party would Bolshevik Bolshevise Britain and argued for a paramilitary force to combat it. It was also associated with the antisemitism of Leopold Maxse . It held anti Germany German demonstrations in Hyde Park, London Hyde Park and elsewhere and is thought to have had around 10,000 members across fifty branches by the end of 1918. The BEU advocated wholesale internment and received over 1,250,000 signatures on petition for this cause, which it presented to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister . It also disrupted meetings of pacifism pacifist and civil liberties groups and produced anti German posters. The BEU also protested to the BBC about Patrick Hamilton dramatist Patrick Hamilton s play Rope play Rope . It cooperated with the Economic League UK Economic League . On 28 July 1916 the Vice Presidents of the BEU, Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst Lord and Lady Bathurst, subscribed to a full page advertisement in The Morning Post stating their objectives blockquote 1. To consolidate the British Empire and to develop Trade and Commerce within the Empire and with our Allies. br 2. To alter our existing naturalisation laws to render it impossible for aliens seeking naturalisation to become British ... legend.net publications library spies chap2.htm Spies at Work, Chapter 2 links between British Empire Union and Economic League Category Political parties established in 1915 Category Paramilitary ...   more details



  1. British Empire in fiction

    main British Empire The British Empire has often been portrayed in fiction . Originally such works described ... deals with fictional characters set within the wider backdrop of the British Empire. This is an incomplete ... pirate in his struggles against the British and Dutch Empire The Netherlands Empires. Tai Pan novel ... Days book Around the World in Eighty Days 1873 is in many ways a travelogue of the British Empire ... shows the British Empire between 1839 and 1891 and from the eyes of the dastardly Flashman the bully ... , enabling it to prevent the two World Wars and preserve the British Empire until the end of the twentieth ... Kitchener manages to hold together the British Empire despite the loss of its centre and despite revolts ... in an alternate steampunk version of the British Empire called Neo Britannia. H. G. Wells The War of the Worlds ... films 2003, 2005, 2007 feature the British Empire in all three. In the first film the Royal ... episodes set in the British Empire. The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne 2000 a science fiction ... and the British Empire, knit together by airships , still dominates the world and acquires new ... hemisphere, with survivors degenerating into savagery and cannibalism, but the British Empire succeeded ... of Independence. The Code Geass anime series The British Empire in fiction Television 4 see below contains the novel Our Days 2006 . 2012 The War for Souls 2007 by Whitley Stieber The British Empire is one ... them win the space race and preserving the Empire. The Code Geass anime series The British Empire ... Geass Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 2006 is an anime depicting a futuristic British Empire ... fiction were a British empire different from the historical empire is featured, but these cannot ... s future, mentions the British Empire surviving well into the twenty first century but becoming increasingly .... The British Empire retains a shadowy existence an explicit comparison is made to the last years ... the Queen. DEFAULTSORT British Empire In Fiction Category United Kingdom related lists Category ...   more details



  1. British Empire Party

    The British Empire Party was a minor right wing party in the United Kingdom . It was founded in the early 1950s by P. J. Ridout, a former member of the Imperial Fascist League . ref Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations ref In the 1951 UK general election , the party stood one candidate, Trefor David, in Ogmore UK Parliament constituency Ogmore , who received 1,643 votes. A former Plaid Cymru member and miner, David gained some supporter amongst local miners but saw his support reduced after a local paper revealed the fascist past of Ridout. ref David Boothroyd , Politico s Guide to the History of British Political Parties , 2001, p. 17 ref The party gained a brief boost in 1951 when Arnold Leese told his followers to join the group, although ultimately the minor levels of support that Leese commanded made little difference. ref Dave Renton, Fascism, Anti Fascism and Britain in the 1940s , Basingstoke Macmillan, 2000, p. 51 ref References Reflist Category Political parties established in 1951 Category Defunct political parties in the United Kingdom Category Far right politics in the United Kingdom UK far right ...   more details



  1. 1950 British Empire Games

    Commonwealth Games infobox Name 4th British Empire Games Logo 1950 New Zealand.jpg Size 150 Host city Auckland, New Zealand Auckland , New Zealand Optional caption Nations participating 12 Athletes participating 590 Events Opening ceremony 4 February Closing ceremony 11 February Officially opened by Queen s Baton Stadium Eden Park The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now ..., see New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games . Participating teams Image Empire games 1950 countries ... . flaglink Australia at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink Canada at the 1950 British Empire Games variant 1921 flaglink Ceylon at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink England at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink Fiji at the 1950 British Empire Games variant colonial flaglink Malaya at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink Nigeria at the 1950 British Empire Games variant colonial flaglink Southern Rhodesia at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink Scotland at the 1950 British Empire Games flaglink South Africa at the 1950 British Empire Games variant 1928 flaglink Wales at the 1950 British Empire Games Medals by country At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal. The medal table is corrected as the result ... by event Athletics main Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games Boxing MedalistTable type Event ... 1950auckland.html 1950 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site http www.commonwealthgames.org.au GamesInfo PastGames 1950 1950.htm 1950 British Empire Games Australian Commonwealth Games official website Commonwealth Games years Category 1950 in sports British Empire Games Category 1950 British Empire Games Category Sport in Auckland Category History of Auckland Category Sports festivals in New Zealand de British Empire Games 1950 es Juegos de la Mancomunidad de 1950 fr Jeux de l Empire britannique de 1950 nl British Empire Games 1950 ja 1950 pl Igrzyska ...   more details



  1. Flags of the British Empire

    During the time of the British Empire the dominions, many of the colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories carried their own flags, mostly under the blue ensign although some territories and colonies did also use red ensigns for their flags. Europe and the Middle East File Flag of Malta 1943 1964 .svg left thumb alt A Blue ensign. Badge On a white circle a white and red flat top shield with George Cross on blue canton. Flag of Malta 1843 1964 File Blue Ensign of Cyprus 1922 .svg left thumb alt A Blue ensign. Colonial Flag of British Cyprus 1922 File Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign Colony of Aden 1937 1963 clear South and Southeast Asia File Flag of the British Straits Settlements 1874 1942 .svg alt A British Blue Ensign a blue flag with the Union Jack placed at the top left corner charged with the badge of the Straits Settlements red diamond with an inverted white Y inside that inverted Y is three crowns. thumb Flag for the Straits Settlements from 1874 until 1942 File Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign Hong Kong 1959 1997 File Flag of Singapore 1946 1959 .svg alt A British Blue Ensign a blue flag with the Union Jack placed ... from 1946 to 1959 File British Raj Red Ensign.svg left thumb alt A British blue Ensign a blue flag ... inside a circular band tied at the bottom Flag of British India, 1858 1947 File British Burma 1937 flag.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign British Burma 1937 1948 File Flag of North Borneo.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign British North Borneo clear Africa File South Africa Flag 1912 1928.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign South Africa 1912 1928 File Flag of British East Africa.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign British East Africa Kenya 1921 1963 File Flag of Southern Rhodesia.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign ... of British Colonial Nigeria.svg left thumb alt Blue Ensign British Colonial Nigeria clear The Americas File Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg left thumb alt Red Ensign British Virgin Islands ...   more details



  1. Territorial evolution of the British Empire

    File British Empire evolution3.gif thumb 300px Animated map showing growth and decline of the British Empire The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century. Since then, a great many territories around ... to have formed part of the British Empire. The nature of the territories and peoples ruled as part of the British Empire varied enormously. In legal terms the territories included those formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch who held the additional title of Emperor of India Empress ... was ever applied to any of these. A number of countries dominion s within the British Empire gained independence in stages during the earlier part of the 20th century. Much of the rest of the Empire ... British control was Hong Kong , which was restored to China Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Many of the former territories of the British Empire are members of the Commonwealth of Nations . Sixteen of these known ... File British Empire 1897.jpg thumb 350px right The British Empire in 1897, marked in traditional ... territories File Riseandfall1.PNG thumb 350px The Rise and Fall of the British Empire, graph starting ... Overseas Territories remain under British rule the term British Empire is no longer used to describe ... in India 1858 1876 Presidencies and provinces of British India 1876 1947 British Raj Indian Empire ... its colonial possessions passed to the latter state. Collectively, these territories are referred to as the British Empire . Upon much of Ireland gaining independence in 1922 as the Irish Free State , the other territories of the Empire remained under the control of the rump United Kingdom. From 1714 to 1837 the British throne was held by a series of kings who were also the rulers of the States of the Holy Roman Empire German state of Kingdom of Hanover Hanover . However, this was purely a personal ... transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United ...   more details




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