The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 2

Есть что вспомнить англичанам, есть чем похвастаться: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England Wales Scotland Ireland, independent 1921, Republic 1938, leaves Commonwealth 1949 Northern Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands (Duchy of Normandy) Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark Gibraltar, seized 1704, ceded by Spain 1713 Heligoland, 1807, to Germany 1890 Hanover, 1714, independent 1837, to Prussia 1866 Ionian Islands, 1809, to Greece 1864 Minorca, 1708-1756, 1763-1782, 1798-1802, from amp; to Spain Malta, 1800, independent 1964, republic 1974 Cyprus, 1878, independent 1960, Turkish invasion, occupation of northern Cyprus 1974 Egypt, shares of Suez Canal purchased 1875, country occupied 1882, protectorate 1914, independent 1922, Suez Canal occupied until 1956, Canal nationalized 1956 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, condominium 1898-1956, independent 1956 Palestine, occupied 1917, mandate 1921, independent 1948 (Israel; Palestine to Jordan amp; Egypt, territories occupied by Israel 1967) Transjordan, occupied ...»