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The six are prosecuted for administering | HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN (from 1707)

The slow trend to freedom

The six are prosecuted for administering unlawful oaths and are transported to Australia. The result is national outrage, contributing considerably to the growth of the Chartist movement.

The sentences of the Tol...

The first selected target is the | THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Amphibious war against Japan

The first selected target is the island of Guadalcanal, to the northeast of Australia, where the Japanese are building a strong base. From August 1942 there is continuous fighting here on land, at sea and in the air, unt...

Britain enters the war with the | HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

The search for support

Britain enters the war with the support of her dominions (willingly given in Australia and Canada, much resented by some of the Boers in South Africa). But the Central Powers are the first to win an unexpected ally.
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The ice ages play an essential | HISTORY OF AMERICA

Temporary bridges

The ice ages play an essential part in mankind's advance from Asia into both Australia and America. The effect of an ice age is to lower the sea level by 100 metres and more. This narrows the gaps between many islands an...

The ice ages play an essential | HISTORY OF MIGRATION

Temporary bridges

The ice ages play an essential part in mankind's advance from Asia into both Australia and America. The effect of an ice age is to lower the sea level by 100 metres and more. This narrows the gaps between many islands an...

The ice ages play an essential | HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA

Temporary bridges

The ice ages play an essential part in mankind's advance from Asia into both Australia and America. The effect of an ice age is to lower the sea level by 100 metres and more. This narrows the gaps between many islands an...