Dominion
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A dominion was a self-governing country within the British Empire and then the British Commonwealth of Nations, primarily in the first half of the 20th century. The dominions in 1926 were Australia, C
Permanent Debenture Stock of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada, issued 20 July 1925
The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee produced this First World War poster. Designed by Arthur Wardle, the poster urges men from the Dominions of the British Empire to enlist in the war effort.
King George V (front, centre) and his prime ministers at the 1926 Imperial Conference
Dominion of Canada Postage Stamp, 1898
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
Dominion
…A dominion was a self-governing country within the British Empire and then the British Commonwealth of Nations, primarily in the first half of the 20th century. The dominions in 1926 were Australia, Canada, the Irish…
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.