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171 matches to Britain
Biological Weapons Convention. 1972. Britain, US, USSR agreement to ban germ warfare.
Blitz. 1940-41. Popular name for Battle of Britain.
Britain. Anglicized Roman Brittania. Great Britain.
Britain, Battle of. 1940-1. German blitz air raids on British civilian centers. RAF defeats Luftwaffe, averting invasion.
British Empire. 1500-1997. Britain, its colonies and protectorates. Commonwealth.
Brussels, Treaty. 1948. = Western Union. 50 year alliance of Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands. 1954 + W Germany, Italy.
Buganda.19C African kingdom. 1890s Britain. 1962 Independent under Uganda. 1966 Uganda.
Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.
Calais. British siege 1346. Six burghers offer their lives to save town. Britain controls -1558.
Caledonia. Roman name for north of Britain ≈Scotland.
Cameroon. 1472 Portugal explores. 16-19C Slave source. 1884 Germany. 1916 France(E)/Britain(W). 1960 Independent. 1961 NW to Nigeria; SW =Cameroon Republic.
Capital Punishment. Abolished: 1863 Venezuela; 1870 Netherlands; 1877 Costa Rica; 1949 Germany; 1965 Britain; 1969 Vatican City; 1972 US (reinstated 1976); 1976 Canada; 1981 France; (96 countries). Retained: Iran, Iraq, N Korea, USA (95 countries).
Carausius, Marcus. 245-293. Rebel Roman General. Ruled Britain 286-.
Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Scottish writer: Heroes and Hero Worship 1841. Cromwell’s Letters 1845. -“Britain-the chosen nation”.
Castlereagh, Robert. 1769-1822. Represented Britain at Congress of Vienna.
Celts. Central European peoples who settled Spain, Gaul, Asia Minor 3000BC, and invaded Great Britain c3C BC. Plundered Rome 390BC. Thrived in Britain. after Romans. Invaded Greece 279-276BC. Forced to Wales by Invasions 5C. = Roman “Gauls”.
Ceuta. c12C BC Phoenicia. 1C BC Rome. 5C Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 618 Visigoth. 711 Moslem. 1415 Portugal. 1580 Spain. 1810 Britain. 1814 Spain.
Charles I. 1600-49. King of Great Britain and Ireland. 1625-. Attempted to rule without Parliament. Defeated in Civil War. Beheaded.
Charles II. 1630-85. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Restored monarchy, 1660.
Childs. Britain. First cheques 1761.
Claudius I. 10BC-54AD. Roman Emperor 41-. Added Britain to empire.
Cleopatra’s Needles. c1500BC Thutmose III. Gift of Egypt to Britain, US. Erected London 1878, NY 1881.
Cobden, Treaty. 1860. Free trade between Britain and France.
Cod War. 1972-6. Britain upset at Iceland’s unilateral expansion of fishing limits to 50 miles.
Colchester. Pre-Roman Belgic capital. First Roman settlement in Britain.