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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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St Vincent and the Grenadines
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A group of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean which together have been a member of the *Commonwealth since 1979. St Vincent was visited by *Columbus in 1498, and was claimed by both Britain and France in the 17–18C until being ceded to the British in 1763 at the end of the *Seven Years' War. St Vincent and the Grenadines became independent in 1979.
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