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554 matches to British Museum
Beaverbrook, Lord. (Maxwell Aitken). 1879-1964. Canadian/British newspaper magnate, politician. Advocated free trade within Commonwealth.
Belize. 4-9C Maya. 17C Buccaneers. 17C English settle. 17,18C Slaves brought. 1862 Colony =British Honduras. 1964 Self-government. 1973 =Belize. 1981 Independent.
Bengal Famine. 1770. 1/3 of population died. No British aid.
Berlin Blockade. 1948-9. Russia’s winter blockade is thwarted by US, British airlift of supplies.
Bermuda. 1511 Spain discovers. 1609 Shipwrecked British settle, inpiring Tempest. 1617-1834 Slavery. 1968 Autonomous British Colony. 1995 Referendum rejects independence.
Bevan, Aneurin. 1897-1960. British Socialist MP 1929-60. Architect of National Health Service, 1948.
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.