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How Many Different Countries Have Colonies?

Top of Page Colonialism, which involves the exploitation and control of one country by another, has had a profound impact on the entire Earth. At some point in history, almost every country in the…

Dame Judi Dench

Dame Judi Dench is known to moviegoers as star performer of the stately matron variety, thanks especially to her roles as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997) and Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in…

Brangwyn, Sir Frank William

(Encyclopedia) Brangwyn, Sir Frank WilliamBrangwyn, Sir Frank Williambrăngˈwĭn [key], 1867–1956, British painter, etcher, and designer, b. Belgium (to British parents). In his youth he worked in the…

Westminster, Statute of

(Encyclopedia) Westminster, Statute of, 1931, in British imperial history, an act of the British Parliament that gave formal recognition to the autonomy of the dominions of the British Empire and was…

Compton-Burnett, Dame Ivy

(Encyclopedia) Compton-Burnett, Dame IvyCompton-Burnett, Dame Ivykŏmˈtən-bûrˈnət [key], 1892–1969, English novelist. Educated at the Univ. of London, she lived quietly in London for most of her life…

Frankland, William

(Encyclopedia) Frankland, William (Alfred William Frankland), 1912–2020, British allergist and immunologist. He studied medicine at Queens College, Oxford, and St. Mary's Hospital Medical School (now…

Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World

Top of Page Monarchies used to rule the world. From the beginning of all human society in Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago, to the end of the British Empire in the mid-20th century, kings and queens…

Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl ofDurham, John George Lambton, 1st earl ofdûrˈ əm [key], 1792–1840, British statesman. A stormy liberal career in Parliament (1813–32), which…

autonomy

(Encyclopedia) autonomyautonomyôtŏnˈəmē [key] [Gr.,=self-rule], in a political sense, limited self-government, short of independence, of a political state or, more frequently, of a subdivision. The…