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Carstares, William
(Encyclopedia)Carstares or Carstairs, William, 1649–1715, Scottish statesman and Presbyterian divine. While studying theology at Utrecht, he became a friend of William of Orange (later William III of England). He...British Guiana
(Encyclopedia)British Guiana: see Guyana.British Honduras
(Encyclopedia)British Honduras: see Belize.British Somaliland
(Encyclopedia)British Somaliland: see Somalia.British Togoland
(Encyclopedia)British Togoland: see Togoland.British Museum
(Encyclopedia)British Museum, the national repository in London for treasures in science and art. Located in the Bloomsbury section of the city, it has departments of antiquities, prints and drawings, coins and med...Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl of rōzˈbərē [key], 1847–1929, British statesman. He succeeded his grandfather as earl in 1868. A Liberal, Rosebery was undersecretary for home affai...Bromley
(Encyclopedia)Bromley brŏmˈlē [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is the largest of t...British Isles
(Encyclopedia)British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. ...British Cameroons
(Encyclopedia)British Cameroons: see Nigeria, Federation of; Cameroon, Republic of. ...Browse by Subject
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