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Below are lists of the countries and territories that were formerly ruled or administered by the United Kingdom or part of the British Empire (including military occupations that did not retain the pre-war central government), with their independence days.
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom ... New England Colonies:
After independence, many former British colonies, along with most of the dominions, joined the Commonwealth of Nations, a free association of independent states. Fifteen of these, including the United Kingdom, retain the same person as monarch, currently King Charles III.
6 Colonies by former countries. Toggle Colonies by former countries subsection. 6.1 Ancient Greece. 6.2 Ancient Egyptian. 6.3 Ancient Roman. 6.4 Carthage. 6.5 Chola ...
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
Former British colonies and protectorates in Oceania (11 C, 18 P) # British colonial architecture by country (10 C) Constitutions of former British colonies (9 P)
Former colonies in the English overseas possessions, which were those of the Kingdom of England up to 1707. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
The first English overseas colonies started in 1556 with the plantations of Ireland after the Tudor conquest of Ireland.One such overseas joint stock colony was established in the late 1560s, at Kerrycurrihy near Cork city [16] Several people who helped establish colonies in Ireland also later played a part in the early colonisation of North America, particularly a group known as the West ...