Bermuda
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Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the US state of North Carolina, about 1,035 km to the west-northwest.
John Smith wrote one of the first histories of Bermuda in 1624 (combined with Virginia and New England).
Bermuda Gazette of 12 November 1796, calling for privateering against Spain and its allies; it has advertisements for crew for two privateer vessels.
RML 11 inch 25 ton gun at Fort George in St. George's, Bermuda.
Mullet Bay and the harbour at St. George's, the original capital
British Empire
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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
A replica of the Matthew, John Cabot's ship used for his second voyage to the New World in 1497
A 1670 illustration of African slaves working in 17th-century colonial Virginia in British America
Fort St. George in Madras, India, was founded in 1639.
Robert Clive's victory at the Battle of Plassey established the East India Company as both a military and commercial power.