Категории
Centuries
Decades
Years
XV. The Two Winstons 61
XIV. The Empire of Good Intentions 56
XIII. Victoria and Her Sisters 52
XII. Forces of Nature 47
XI. The Wrong Empire 43
X. Britannia Incorporated 38
IX. Revolutions 36
VIII. The British Wars 34
VII. The Body of the Queen 30
VI. Burning Convictions 22
V. King Death 20
IV. Nations 16
III. Dynasty 13
II. Conquest 11
I. Beginnings. 6
Useful Tips 5
Contents Pages
Useful tips: how to pronounce historical expressions
1666 = sixteen sixty-six; 1705 = seventeen-oh-five;
1800 = eighteen hundred; 1914 = nineteen fourteen;
2000 = the year two thousand; 2006 =two thousand and six
the 1790s= the seventeen-nineties
the 191Os = the nineteen-tens
1500-1599 = the sixteenth century; 1700s= the seventeen hundreds
the XX century = the twentieth century; the XXI century = the twenty-first century; the 1280s= the end of the thirteenth century
CE/c.e. = Common/Current/Christian Era.Another way of indicating the same period is
AD,the traditional calendar era, Anno Domini .
BCE/b.c.e. =Before the Common/Current/Christian Era (an alternative to Before Christ, abbreviated BC).
The two notations (CE/BCE and AD/BC) are equivalent; thus "2013 CE" = "AD 2013" and
"399 BCE" = "399 BC".
Kings' and Queens' Names
For rulers we use Roman numbers:
Elizabeth I = Elizabeth the First
Elizabeth II = Elizabeth the Second
George III = George the Third
George IV = George the Fourth
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