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Encyclopædia Britannica at Wikisource. Website. www .britannica .com. The Encyclopædia Britannica ( Latin for 'British Encyclopædia') is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times.
t. e. British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, [21] are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies. [22] [23] [24] British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals.
Mother’s Day was founded by Anna Jarvis, but the idea came from her mother, Ann. Ann was active in women’s clubs, and in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, she organized a Mothers’ Friendship Day, to promote reconciliation between Union and Confederate veterans and their families. Ann died in 1905 but not before expressing ...
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height in the 19th and early 20th century ...
O Reino Unido (em inglês: United Kingdom, UK ), oficialmente Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte[ nota 6] (em inglês: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ), é um país insular [ 9][ 10] localizado em frente à costa noroeste do continente europeu.
Home Geography & Travel Historical Places. British Empire. historical state, United Kingdom. Also known as: British Empire and Commonwealth. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Internet TLD. .uk [j] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK) or Britain, [k] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [13] [14] It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
