UK and Mauritius close in on deal over Chagos Islands after US signals its consent
Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to ...
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Hiking Scotland’s Isle of Harris: rugged mountains, white sand beaches, turquoise bays
Harris is a hiking paradise, with a landscape that wouldn't look out place in the Caribbean. We recently spent 3 days ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Rare Reminder of Britain’s Brief Reign Over the ‘Nation’s Oldest City’
The find offers archaeological evidence of the 20-year interlude when the British ruled St. Augustine, Florida, which was founded by the Spanish in 1565 ...
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British military outpost from 1781 unearthed in rare archaeological find in Florida
Archaeologists in St. Augustine on the Northeast coast of Florida discovered a dry moat belonging to a British redoubt, a ...
Was Florida ruled by the Brits? Lost fortification may rewrite America's colonial past
The discovery provides tangible evidence of a British military presence in Florida during their brief occupation from 1763 to ...