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About Dominica

...erce resistance of the native Caribs. [[France]] ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after i

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Eleanor Roosevelt and Adoption

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John J. Audubon

...only became famous as a nature artist and naturalist later, after going to Britain and Europe in 1826. He is considered one of the greatest painters of birds

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About Australia

...en Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in the name of Great Britain (all of [[Australia]] was claimed as British territory in 1829 with the cre

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Adopting from Australia

...en Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in the name of Great Britain (all of [[Australia]] was claimed as British territory in 1829 with the cre

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About Bhutan

...eed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and [[Bhutan]] allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. This role was assumed by independent [[India

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Adopting from Bhutan

...eed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and [[Bhutan]] allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. Read more [[About Bhutan]].

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About Burma

...t borders through the 19th century. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered [[Burma]] and incorporated the country into its Indian Empire. [[

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Adopting from Burma

...t borders through the 19th century. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered [[Burma]] and incorporated the country into its Indian Empire. [[

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About Grenada

...port crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave [[Grenada]] autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was

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About Iraq

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, [[Iraq]] was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nati

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Adopting from Iraq

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, [[Iraq]] was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nati

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About Jamaica

...ecame small farmers. [[Jamaica]] gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federati

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About Jordan

...of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the ea

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Adopting from Jordan

...of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the ea

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Adopting from Kuwait

Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynas

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Adopting from Malaysia

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current [[Malaysia]];

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About Malta

Great Britain formally acquired possession of [[Malta]] in 1814. The island staunchly sup

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Adopting from Malta

Great Britain formally acquired possession of [[Malta]] in 1814. The island staunchly sup

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About New Zealand

...] in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria

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Adopting from New Zealand

...] in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria

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About Nicaragua

...s declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gra

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Adopting from Nicaragua

...s declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gra

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Adopting from Oman

...ltanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, [[Oman]]'s dependence on British political and military advisor

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About Oman

...ltanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, [[Oman]]'s dependence on British political and military advisor

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Adopting from Seychelles

A lengthy struggle between [[France]] and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independ

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Adopting from Somalia

Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join

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About Spain

...he mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, [[France]], and [[Germany]] in economic and political power. [[Spain]] rem

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Adopting from Spain

...he mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, [[France]], and [[Germany]] in economic and political power. To learn more

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Adopting from Tanzania

Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of [[

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Adopting from Uganda

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit [[Uganda]] grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with d

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Robert Newman and Adoption

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John Nettles and Adoption

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George Hamilton Gordon Aberdeen and Adoption

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Bob (and Delores) Hope and Adoption

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Je Kan Adler-Collins and Adoption

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Jani Allan and Adoption

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Toby Anstis and Adoption

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Arthur and Adoption

...rin. He and his army are said to be sleeping under a mountain somewhere in Britain, to be resurrected at a time of great need. Chambers, E.K. Arthur of Britain. ([[New York]]: October House, 1967)

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Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft and Adoption

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John Victor Aspinall and Adoption

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Joshua Astor and Adoption

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John James Audubon and Adoption

...only became famous as a nature artist and naturalist later, after going to Britain and Europe in 1826. He is considered one of the greatest painters of birds

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John Ballinger and Adoption

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Tallulah Bankhead and Adoption

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Bede, the Venerable and Adoption

...e conversion of Britain, recognized as the first ecclesiastical history of Britain. He was one of the first historians to try to verify facts instead of uncri [[Category: UK/Great Britain]]

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David Berglas and Adoption

Berglas came to Britain in 1938 alone, as a Jewish refugee from Europe. He is/has been president of [[Category: UK/Great Britain]]

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A. John Bird and Adoption

...ounder of The Big Issue, the magazine produced and sold by the homeless in Britain. ...d the police to [[France]] where he spent several years until returning to Britain.

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Tom Blackburn and Adoption (see Deacon, Joseph John)

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Buster Bloodvessel and Adoption

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Jim Bowen and Adoption

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William Bradford and Adoption

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James Brickley and Adoption

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Pierce Brosnan and Adoption

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Kathy Burke and Adoption

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Richard Burton and Adoption

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Darcey Andrea Bussell and Adoption

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John Crichton-Stuart Bute and Adoption

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James Caddell and Adoption

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Roger David Casement and Adoption

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Charles Spencer Chaplin and Adoption

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Sydney Chaplin and Adoption

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Philip Stanhope Chesterfield and Adoption

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Child Migrants and Adoption

These are the children sent from Britain and Ireland to colonies and former colonies with the express intention of h [[Category: UK/Great Britain]]

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Charlotte Church and Adoption

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John Church and Adoption

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Eric Clapton and Adoption

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Leopold Cohn and Adoption

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George Cole and Adoption

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Brian Connolly and Adoption

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Joseph Conrad and Adoption

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Catherine Anne Cookson and Adoption

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Bernard Cornwell and Adoption

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CuChulain and Adoption

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Eric Robertson Cullen and Adoption

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George Washington Parke Custis and Adoption

...cript book of recipes and formulae which in many way parallels the work of Britain's Mrs. Beeton.

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William Henry Davies and Adoption

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Joseph John Deacon and Adoption

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David Dickinson and Adoption

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Anthony Douglas and Adoption

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Peter Eaton and Adoption

...nt and influential second-hand and antiquarian book businesses in post-war Britain, with many influential customers in the UK and abroad. He was also an impor [[Category: UK/Great Britain]]

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Edward VI and Adoption

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Barry Evans and Adoption

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Shirley Ann Field and Adoption

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Finn Mac Cumhal and Adoption

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Percy Leo Fowler and Adoption

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Ruth May Fox and Adoption

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Adelaide Foyster and Adoption

...iated with Borley Rectory (see image), known as "the most haunted house in Britain." Adelaide is the adopted daughter of the Rev. Lionel and Mrs. Marianne Foy [[Category: UK/Great Britain]]

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Benjamin Francis and Adoption

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Mike J. Frankovich and adoption

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Marti Friedlander and Adoption

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and Adoption

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Piers Gaveston and Adoption

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John Gay and Adoption

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Adeline Genée and Adoption

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Madge Gill and Adoption

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Kenneth Grahame and Adoption

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Julia Grant and Adoption

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Larry Grayson and Adoption

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Grey Owl and Adoption

...ing author and extraordinarily popular public speaker in North America and Britain, even conning some Canadian Natives and the likes of the young David and Ri [[Category: UK/Great Britain]]

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