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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 ...
A map of the city and suburbs of Dublin Charles Brooking See Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728) Dublin1850.com website; 1756 Exact survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin John Rocque: Produced on 4 sheets, each 705x495 mm. Scale 1:2400. Revised edition in 1773. BNF Image; 1757 A Survey of the city harbour and environs of Dublin John Rocque
Between 1815 and 1914, a period referred to as Britain's "imperial century" by some historians, [101] around 10 million sq mi (26 million km 2) of territory and roughly 400 million people were added to the British Empire. [102]
Christ Church Cathedral (exterior) Siege of Dublin, 1535. The Earl of Kildare's attempt to seize control of Ireland reignited English interest in the island. After the Anglo-Normans taking of Dublin in 1171, many of the city's Norse inhabitants left the old city, which was on the south side of the river Liffey and built their own settlement on the north side, known as Ostmantown or "Oxmantown".
Ireland in some ways was the first acquisition of the British Empire. [82] Marshall says historians continue to debate whether Ireland should be considered part of the British Empire. [ 83 ] Recent work by historians pays special attention to continuing Imperial aspects of Irish history, [ 84 ] Atlantic Ocean history, [ 85 ] and the role of ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
The Republic of Ireland Act abolishes the statutory functions of the British monarch in relation to Ireland and confers them on the President of Ireland. 1955: 14 December: Ireland joins the United Nations along with sixteen other sovereign states. 1969: August: Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of the ...
Schreuder, Deryck, and Stuart Ward, eds. Australia's Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series) (2010) Simms, Brendan. Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire (2008), 800pp excerpt and text search; Smith, Simon C. British Imperialism 1750-1970 (1998). brief; Stockwell, Sarah, ed.