9. It took Smith another 14 years to gather enough information and funds to publish the first version of his map of Great Britain. 10. Smith dedicated the map to Sir Joseph Banks, the then President ...

By the 18th century, 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships. 1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston. Many stay in South Carolina to work ...

An economic history of Britain since 1700, in three volumes by thirty-nine eminent historians ... Reference Book Review "...a kaleidoscope of great scholarship." William P. Kennedy, Times Higher ...

The Industrial Revolution, which took place between 1750 - 1900, was a period of great ... Britain and abroad. This prompted improvements in transport. There were huge transport changes in the ...

THE best pubs in Britain have been revealed ... The pub has already secured several titles including CAMRA’s Great London Pub of the Year. Close to the Welsh borders in the delightful market ...

As a result of overcrowding in London, diseases such as the Great Plague in 1665-1666 spread very quickly ... William Dampier discovers the island of New Britain in the western Pacific on 27 February.

In 1742, John Digges (also spelled Diggs) petitioned Maryland’s colonial government for permission to have up to 50 men ...

A former Great Britain athlete has died at the age of 28, his running club has said. Robbie Fitzgibbon, a middle distance runner, represented his country at several international events.

Replica of the race jersey supplied to the Great Britain Cycling Team from the Kalas Elite range. This is a high-quality Great Britain Cycling Team supporter jersey. It is made from the lightweight ...

"But the umpire obviously thought we were pretty clear there, so it was great to get the penalty and control the race from there." After issues with one of the batteries had made Ineos Britannia ...

An economic history of Britain since 1700, in three volumes by thirty-nine eminent historians and economists, this book will succeed the first edition of 'Floud and McCloskey' (published in 1981) as ...