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How the British honours system works and the different types explained
People are made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire if they have a major local role in any activity, including people whose work has made them known nationally. Among the 244 honoured in ...
BBC12 天
The British Empire
the British government needed cheap labour for the Industrial Revolution. Many labourers were Indian. They were sent across the world to work. The ‘Scramble for Africa’ By the 1870s ...
New government backed train ticket website to be created – how will it work?
The sale of train tickets is set for a major overhaul after the government revealed a new plan as part of the Great British ...
BBC4 年
How Britain gained an empire - governmentExpansion into the Americas, 16th and 17th Century
By 1740, the British government had allowed thirteeen colonies to develop in British America. The British government fought a number of wars to protect and expand these colonies, and as a result ...
British Red Cross2 年
The British Red Cross and our auxiliary role to government
We have a standing invitation to provide public humanitarian services in the UK. How do we work with the government? Being an auxiliary gives the British Red Cross an automatic relationship with ...