Britain

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For a number of years, people around Britain have spoken of what they perceived to be "dodgy shops" on their High Street.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In 1961, when World War II was in the rearview mirror, Britain applied to join what’s now called the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A U.S. naval officer, historian, and military theorist, Mahan argued that control of the seas was the key to empires from Rome to Britain.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

British actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The end of the separatists’ war for independence from Britain led to a new set of circumstances for Indigenous peoples.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz