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British Population c. 1911
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British Population c. 1911
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In 1911, Great Britain included the whole of Ireland and ‘the isles’, the self-governing islands of the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. The estimated population distribution in the 1911 census showed that the areas with the greatest density, with approximately 200 people per square mile, encompassed the coal-mining, industrial... More
Butler’s Rangers and the Six Nations 1783–85
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Butler’s Rangers and the Six Nations 1783–85
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Before the Revolutionary War, John Butler was a wealthy landowner in the Mohawk valley. A loyalist, who spoke several Indian languages, he formed his Rangers from pro-British settlers and their Indian allies, achieving a string of successes in the war, some of which were infamous for their brutality. When the... More
Canada 1885
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Canada 1885
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It has been said of Canada in the 1880s that ‘Never before or since has Canada reached such a low state. Never has there been so little evidence in its people of national spirit’. The four founding provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick had formed the nucleus... More
Cattle Drives in the West 1860–90
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Cattle Drives in the West 1860–90
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Cattle drives had flourished since the Civil War by moving surplus stock produced in the Texas breeding grounds to the maturing/fattening grounds of the northern prairies. Their routes spawned boisterous cattle towns where cowboys let off steam and lawmen like Wyatt Earp plied their trade. The famous Chisholm Trail was... More
Celts in the British Isles c. 450–50 BCE
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Celts in the British Isles c. 450–50 BCE
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Although Roman historians have provided commentary on the Celtic tribes current at the time of the Roman invasions in 51 BCE and 43 CE, the archaeological evidence suggests the British Celts, an Iron Age people, migrated from central Europe, c. 450 BCE. Pre-Roman conquest, the Celts lived in hillforts or... More
Chief Joseph’s Retreat 1877
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Chief Joseph’s Retreat 1877
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In 1855, the Governor of Washington Territory agreed a reservation of almost 8 million acres (3.2 million hectares) with the Nez Perce tribe. Eight years later, gold was discovered, and the federal government unilaterally subtracted three-quarters of the allocated land. By 1877, the Indian Commissioners determined even this provision was... More
Chiefdoms of the Mississippi c. 1500 BCE–400 CE
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Chiefdoms of the Mississippi c. 1500 BCE–400 CE
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Watson Brake, in northern Louisiana, is the oldest example of the mound-building cultures that would come to dominate the Mississippi river basin. Initiated in around 3500 BCE, 11 mounds form an oval 900 feet (274 m) across. Nearby Poverty Point represents the apogee of this early phase, with six massive... More
Chimú Prior to Inca expansion 1000–1438
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Chimú Prior to Inca expansion 1000–1438
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By the time the Chimú were rising to prominence at the end of the first millennium, the preceding Huari and Moche cultures of the Peruvian seaboard had long faded, but the Chimú inherited – and enhanced – their mastery of irrigation and metalwork. The Chimú capital at Chan Chan was... More
Christian Persecution 2018
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Christian Persecution 2018
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Christians account for 4 per cent of the population of the Middle East, and are subject to varying degrees of persecution, ranging from routine discrimination in education, employment and social life to genocidal attacks. The “Arab Spring” (uprisings in 2010/11) and the fall of established dictatorships in Egypt, Libya, Syria... More
Cleveland: Major Ethnic Groups by Ward c. 1930
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Cleveland: Major Ethnic Groups by Ward c. 1930
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In 1978, Cleveland became the first American city since the Depression to default on its debts: with a rapidly shrinking population it was the embodiment of Rust Belt decline. Half a century earlier, it had been the ‘melting pot of nationalities’, the fifth largest city in the Union with a... More
Closing the Frontier 1890
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Closing the Frontier 1890
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The Frontier, trailbazed by legendary pioneers like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, was declared closed, with exquisite bathos, by the American Census Bureau in 1890. Its demise owed less to iconic pacifiers like Wyatt Earp and Pat Garrett than to America’s rocketing population growth. The insatiable pursuit of land was... More
Corrective Labour Camps and Colonies in USSR 1930s
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Corrective Labour Camps and Colonies in USSR 1930s
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The gulag labour camps and colonies were founded in 1930 and coincided with the Five Year Plans of the Russian leader, Joseph Stalin. These were industrialization and agricultural collectivization programmes designed to increase Russia’s productivity. The gulags were used as corrective labour camps for criminals and political prisoners; this included... More