Great Britain has been dominant industrial maritime power of the nineteenth century, it has played a leading role in parliamentary democracy developing, and in literature and science advancing. ... In 43 AD to century 400, Romans were confined effectively to the lowland areas of England. ... Some of these include the roadway of London, a resort in Bath, away in Hadrians and other archaeological remains, and most of all Christianity remained in Beitain even after the Roman withdrawal. Immigration of Germanic peoples before Roman withdrawal came from the English Channel and the North Sea had beg...

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Charles V(Charles I of Spain) 1516-1556 abdicates and divided his possessions between his son Philip II, 1556 - 1598, who got Spain, Spanish colonies, and the Netherlands while his brother Ferdinand I, 1556 - 1564, who got Austria and also the nominal title of Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Thirty Years War 1618 - 1648 The Thirty Years war was fought essentially within the Holy Roman Empire. The Catholic side, led by the Austrian Holy Roman Emperors, failed in destroying the Lutherans and unifying the Holy Roman Empire under Austrian, Habsburg, Catholic domination. ... Britain played the role...

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However the appeal for new workers was primarily aimed at white Europeans people who had all gained immigration to Britain during the century before the Second World War and still played a very important role after 1945.Even in 1970s the Irish remained the largest immigrants' community in Britain. ...

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Along with being an exemplary member of the Anglican Church, a British citizen was expected to counter the ideals of the Roman Church and all of its allies, starting from France. ... Finally, the verdict of the trial stresses again the significance of religion and the sacred texts: the marriage vow to live under god's ordinance, as stated in the bible, lawfully overpowers all of the tricks played by Mrs. ...

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World War I, the first globally destructive conflict that the Western Civilization produced, has been the subject of various analysis, interpretations and reevaluations of the various causes that led to it. Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. Eventually, historical analysis...

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The island of Sri Lanka was colonised by Portugal from 1505-1658. During this period the Portuguese attempted to acclimatise the native population to Western customs in order to stem the flow of any potential resistance to their rule and gradually eradicate the local cultural and religious ways. One...

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The feeling of respite which England held towards the US did not last forever however, as the US would soon rise to a place of glory taking her seat in the annals of history alongside world powers such as England before her, the Roman Empire, the Grecian Empire of old whom the US borrowed her form government. ... The British were deeply indebted to the United States in the form of loans, so American initiative came into play. ...

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Nonetheless, unlike the Anglophone Thirteen Colonies, the French-speaking Catholics in Quebec, who were recently integrated into the British Empire, put their distinct community concerns and heritage first instead of administrative rights.xv To gain the support of the habitants, the British regime, respecting the religious freedoms of Catholics and recognizing the political value of the Catholic Church, developed good working relations with the leading Catholic clergy who were backed up by a dutiful Francophone populace.xvi Forging an alliance with Britain in order to remain their social stat...

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