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550 matches to British Honduras
Bevin, Ernest. 1881-1951. British labour leader, statesman. TUC. Initiated Colombo Plan.
Bhutan. Himalayan kingdom. 9C Tibet invaders settle. c1630 Independent. 17,18C Tibet invades. 1865 Part British 1907 Monarchy. 1910 British Protectorate. 1949 Indian Protectorate.
Black and Tans. 1920-22. Brutal British police sent to suppress Irish unrest. Irish Free State.
Black Hole of Calcutta. 1756. Small cell in which 123 of 146 British alledgedly died after being imprisoned by Bengalis.
Blood, Thomas. 1628-80. Attempted to steal British crown jewels 1671.
Boadicea. -60. British Iceni Queen. Led rebellion vs Romans over taxes, 60.
Boer War. 1880-1. Boers defeat British, who had annexed Transvaal, 1877.
Boer War. 1899-1902. British defeat Boer Republic in South Africa. Vereeniging.
Boniface, St. 675-754. Martyred British apostle to Germany.
Boole, George. 1815-64. British mathematician. Algebra of Logic 1854.
Booth, William. 1829-1912. British reformer. Founder of Salvation Army, 1878. In Darkest England and the Way Out 1890.
Born, Max. 1882-1970. German/British quantum physicist. Mathematics of atom behavior.
Boston, Siege. 1775-6. US force British to evacuate.
Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.
Botswana. 1884 British occupy =Bechuanaland Protectorate. 1966 Independent.
Bowring, Treaty. 1855. Opened Siam to British trade.
Brandywine, Battle. 1777. British victory in American Revolution. Diversion led to loss at Saratoga.
Brant, Joseph. 1742-1807. Indian chief allied with British in American Revolution.
Bridgewater Canal. 1761. Brindley. First British canal. Brought coal to Manchester stimulating industrialization.
Bristol Riots. 1831. For British parliamentary reform.
Britain, Battle of. 1940-1. German blitz air raids on British civilian centers. RAF defeats Luftwaffe, averting invasion.
British East Africa. 1888. Former protectorates. Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, Tanganyika.
British East India Company. 1600-1858. For trade with Asia. Took political control.
British Empire. 1500-1997. Britain, its colonies and protectorates. Commonwealth.
British Empire, Order of. 1917. Honours service to government.