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Postage stamps from British colonies - ==British Somaliland==
Secretary of State for the Colonies - The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. The position was first created in 1768 to deal with the increasingly troublesome North American colonies.
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies - The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). The Department was created in 1801.
British North America - By 1763, British North America included 19 British colonies and territories on the continent of North America. Increasing friction between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies lead to the American Revolutionary War (starting in 1775) and the formation of the United States of America in 1776.
The Value of Money in Colonial America - Essay: British policy was guided by the supposition that its colonies would contribute revenue, and stimulate industrial growth, by providing both raw materials and markets for British mercantile expansion.
Namib Stamps - Philatelic dealers and online auctioneers of postage stamps, first day covers, maximum cards, souvenir sheets and postal history, specializing in African and British Africa, colonial German colonies, various British Commonwealth and Empire, and topical.
British Military Slang - Military terms and soldier slang used historically in the British military.
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Colonial America Economy - ... conscious, power-hungry, religiously plural: America three hundred years ago -- and today. Here are Britain's mainland American colonies after 1680, in the process of becoming the first modern society -- a society the earliest colonists never imagined ... a "new order of the ages" that anticipated the American Revolution. Jon Butler's panoramic view of the colonies in this epoch transforms our customary picture of prerevolutionary America; it reveals a strikingly "modern" character that ...
The Glorious Cause: A Novel of the American Revolution by Jeff M. Shaara, ISBN 0345427572 : In "Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in "Gods and Generals and "The Last Full Measure. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from kingdom and courtroom to the bold and bloody battlefields of war. It was never a war in which the outcome was obvious. Despite their spirit and stamina, the colonists were outmanned and outfought by the brazen British army. General George Washington found his troops trounced in the battles of Brooklyn and Manhattan and retreated toward Pennsylvania. With the future of the colonies at its lowest ebb, Washington made his most fateful decision: to cross the Delaware River and attack the enemy. The stunning victory at Trenton began a saga of victory and defeat that concluded with the British surrender at Yorktown, a moment that changed the history of the world. The despair and triumph of America's first great army is conveyed in scenes as powerful as any Shaara has written, a story told from the poin...
Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution by Jeff M. Shaara, ISBN 034542753X : Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels "Gods "and Generals, "The Last Full Measure, and "Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a nation. In 1770, the fuse of revolution is lit by a fateful command??Fire!??as England's peacekeeping mission ignites into the Boston Massacre. The senseless killing of civilians leads to a tumultuous trial in which lawyer John Adams must defend the very enemy who has assaulted and abused the laws he holds sacred. The taut courtroom drama soon broadens into a stunning epic of war as King George III leads a reckless and corrupt government in London toward the escalating abuse of his colonies. Outraged by the increasing loss of their liberties, an extraordinary gathering of America's most inspiring characters confronts the British presence with the ideals that will change history. John Adams, the idealistic attorney devoted to the law, who rises to greatness by ...
Last Of The Mohicans (Widescreen) : An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Academy Award(R) winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in 1989 for "My Left Foot") stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral-like forests of Colonial America. Subtitles: English and Spanish.
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, ISBN 0385311400 : Cast ashore in the American colonies, the Frasers are faced with a bleak choice: return to a Scotland fallen into famine and poverty, or seize the risky chance of a new life in the New World - menaced by Claire's certain knowledge of the coming Revolution. Still, a Highlander is born to risk - and so is a time-traveler. Their daughter, Brianna, is safe - they think - on the other side of a dangerous future; their lives are their own to venture as they will. With faith in themselves and in each other, they seek a new beginning among the exiled Scottish Highlanders of the Cape Fear, in the fertile river valleys of the Colony of North Carolina. Even in the New World, though, the Frasers find their hope of peace threatened from without and from within; by the British Crown and by Jamie's aunt, Jocasta MacKenzie, last of the MacKenzies of Leoch. A hunger for freedom drives Jamie to a Highlander's only true refuge: the mountains. And here at last, with no challenge to their peace - save wild animals, Indians, and the threat of starvation - the Frasers establish a precarious foothold in the wildern...
Shaka Zulu : He was an illegitimate prince who reclaimed his birthright with brilliance and brutality. He created a vast new nation from warring tribes and forged an army that defied the most powerful empire on earth. He was Shaka Zulu, and his story made TV history. Brought to life in an epic, 10-part production, the story of the legendary, 19th-century African king became one of the most compelling and controversial miniseries in television history. From his boyhood in exile to the bloody struggles that solidified his rule and his proud defiance of British colonists, "Shaka Zulu" is the unforgettable tale of a man who stood at the heart of a battle between two worlds. Filmed entirely on location in South Africa, "Shaka Zulu" stars Christopher Lee ("The Lord Of The Rings," "Star Wars Episode II"), Edward Fox ("The Dresser," "Gandhi") and Henry Cele as Shaka. Interactive Menus, Scene Selection. Galleries of Original Pre-Production Concept Art; Essay on the History of British Colonialism in Africa and the Significance of the Zulu Wars; French Language Track, Interviews, Photo Gallery.
1776 (Widescreen, Director's Cut) : You'll be seeing stars and stripes as the most fascinating leaders in American history come to life in "1776," a musical about the birth of a nation! With the Boston Harbor still stained from over-taxed British tea, a revolution is brewing in the colonies! And now England has thousands of troops headed for America's shores to squelch her subjects' freedom-loving spirit! It's up to John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to convince a stubborn congress of British colonists to unite as American patriots turn the inevitable war with England into a Declaration of Independence!. Interactive Menus, Scene Selection. Screen Tests, Director Commentary, Production Notes, Trailers, Writer Commentary, Digitally Mastered In High Definition.
A Bride Most Begrudging : From a witty first-time novelist comes this clever romance about a British lady who is taken to the colonies against her will as a "tobacco bride." The colonial farmer who "wins" her realizes he has gotten more than he bargained for in the ensuing battle of wills.
Wah-Wah (Widescreen) : Acclaimed actor Richard E. Grant's "Wah-Wah" is a semi-autobiographical "coming-of-age at the end of an age" story, told through the eyes of young Ralph Compton. Set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland, South East Africa, in 1969, the plot focuses on the dysfunctional Compton family whose gradual disintegration mirrors the end of British rule. As an 11-year-old, Ralph witnesses his mother's adultery with his father's best friend. His parents divorce and Ralph is sent to boarding school. His father, Harry (Gabriel Byrne), not only loses his wife (Miranda Richardson) and best friend, but also his position as Minister of Education with the coming of Independence, prompting his rapid descent into alcoholism. Now 14, Ralph (Nicholas Hoult) returns home to discover that his father has re-married an American ex-air "hostess" named Ruby whom his father has known all of six weeks. As round a peg as you could find in this square holed society, Ruby (Emily Watson) ridicules the petty snobbery of the restless colonials whose chief amusements are gin, adultery, and their foppish slang...
Last Of The Mohicans (Widescreen) : An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Academy(R)-Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in 1989 for "My Left Foot") stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral-like forests of Colonial America. Based on the American literary classic by James Fenimore Cooper, "'The Last Of The Mohicans' is a spellbindingly beautiful old-fashioned epic." (Joel Siegel, Good Morning America).
Cotton Mary (Widescreen) : From Academy Award winning Merchant Ivory Productions, creators of "A Room with a View," "Howards End" and "The Remains of the Day", comes "Cotton Mary", the captivating story of an Anglo-Indian woman haunted by the specter of colonialism. The sensual tale unfolds with Madhur Jaffrey playing a military nurse desperate to be a part of the British upperclass of 1954 India. When a chance encounter with the naive Lily Macintosh, played by Greta Scacchi, lets her into this exclusive and privileged world, she finds that staying in this world is even more difficult than getting there. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the exotic and lush South Indian coastline, "Cotton Mary" takes you on one woman's search to find her place at any cost and how far she will go to keep herself there once she has arrived. Original Theatrical Trailer, NTSC.
North West Frontier (Widescreen) : Filled with fast-paced action and cliff-hanging suspense, this bold epic is a rip-roaring adventure set in colonial India and starring Lauren Bacall, Kenneth More, Herbert Lom and Wilfrid Hyde-White! When the rajah of British India's most northwestern province is slain during a massive uprising, English army officer Captain Scott (More) is ordered to rescue the 5-year-old heir to the throne and speed the child to safety. Boarding their only means of escape - a decrepit old steam locomotive - Scott and the boy race to faraway Kalapur, accompanied by a tempestuous governess (Bacall), a handful of passengers and an undercover enemy agent. Hurting across 300 miles of rebel-held territory, Scott battles impossible odds on a perilous cross-country train ride jam-packed with hair-raising native attacks, death-defying bridge crossings and white-knuckle last-minute escapes.
Kim : The boy Kim knows how to scrounge up a hot meal in India's bustling cities, how to scamper catlike across rooftops and disguise himself as a local and conceal his Anglo heritage. To Kim, these are just ways to be free. To colonial British intelligence, they're skills it knows will be useful when it makes Kim a spy. Like "Gunga Din", "Captains Courageous" and "The Man Who Would Be King", "Kim" belongs to the treasury of films based on Rudyard Kipling works. Interactive Menus, Scene Selection. Fitzpatrick's Traveltalks, "Land of the Taj Mahal", and "Ancient India", Featurette, Trailers, Dual Layer.
Water (Widescreen) : England wants the island dumped. France wants it bombed. America wants it wholesale. And Michael Caine wants it on the rocks. Michael Caine stars as Baxter Thwaites, the laid-back Governor of the sleepy British island colony of Cascara. But when American oil drillers accidentally strike a gusher of ultra-delicious mineral water, the forgotten Caribbean out-post becomes a global hotbed of political and economic chaos. Will Thwaites, his hot-blooded wife (Brenda Vaccaro), a singing rebel (Billy Connolly), a sexy activist (Valerie Perrine), a corporate weasel (Dennis Dugan), a Rasta DJ (Jimmie Walker), a Texas billionaire (Fred Gwynne), Cuban advisers, arrogant Frenchmen or U.S. 'peacekeepers' seize control of this suddenly popular paradise, or is true independence just something in the water? Leonard Rossiter, Dick Shawn and Alfred Molina co-star in this hilarious all-star satire in the tradition of "The Mouse That Roared," featuring special appearances by George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton. Trailers.
Peter Sellers Collection: I'm All Right Jack / The Smallest Show On Earth / Carlton-Brown Of The F.O. / Two-Way Stretch / Heaven's Above : "Peter Sellers Collection" includes "I'm All Right Jack", "The Smallest Show On Earth", "Carlton-Brown Of The F.O.", "Two-Way Stretch" and "Heaven's Above!". "I'm All Right Jack": When naive Oxford graduate Stanley (Ian Carmichael) is hired as a lowly employee in his uncle's missile factory, the factory's socialist shop steward Fred (Sellers) sees a great political opportunity. Soon, Stanley finds himself stuck between Fred's union and the family business, leading to an epic comedic tug-of-war! "The Smallest Show On Earth": When their great-uncle dies, newlyweds Matt and Jean Spencer (Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna) inherit a dilapidated small-town cinema that comes with an eccentric staff including a drunken projectionist (Sellers), a dotty cashier (Margaret Rutherford) and an ancient usher/janitor (Bernard Miles). "Carlton-Brown Of The F.O.": When valuable mineral deposits are discovered on the forgotten British colony of Gaillardia, the Foreign Office sends bumbling envoy Cadogen de Vere Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas) to investigate. But while negotiating with the corrupt Prime Minister Am...
Pirates Of The Golden Age Movie Collection (Full Frame) : Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with four swashbuckling films in the "Pirates Of The Golden Age Movie Collection." Join unforgettable shipmates Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Yvonne DeCarlo and Donald O'Connor as they take to the high seas in search of boundless excitement and glorious treasure! Including "Against All Flags," "Buccaneer's Girl," "Yankee Buccaneer" and "Double Crossbones," this is one must-own collection that will have you wanting to set sail again and again! Disc 1: "Against All Flags" - A British naval officer (Errol Flynn) is unjustly condemned for desertion and finds redemption with a rascally pirate captain (Anthony Quinn) and a beautiful buccaneer (Maureen O'Hara). "Buccaneer's Girl" - Love walks the plank when an ambitious New Orleans entertainer (Yvonne De Carlo) discovers that the aristocratic playboy she's fallen for has a secret identity as a legendary pirate. Disc 2: "Yankee Buccaneer" - "X" marks the spot when a U.S. commander (Jeff Chandler) must secretly infiltrate and stop a Caribbean colony of pirates and privateers before they send him...
Sea Hawk, The : A British sea captain is given permission by Queen Elizabeth I to commit acts of piracy against the Spanish armada and colonies in the New World.
Conduct Unbecoming (Widescreen) : Honor. Duty. Respect. The timeless moral and ethical code of our military- and the backbone of civilized Western society. All are at risk for this British regiment stationed in colonial India at the end of the nineteenth century. The conduct unbecoming: a beautiful widow (Academy Award nominee Susannah York) is brutally attacked by one of the new officers. In a desperate bid to prevent a public scandal, the superior officers Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, and Christopher Plummer undertake a Court Martial. Can an idealistic young officer (Michael York) defend the accused attacker (James Faulkner), even if it means shattering the military's - and his own - code of honor? "Conduct Unbecoming" boasts a stellar cast in an epic historical drama which will keep you in suspense until the shocking climax. Interactive Menus. Audio Commentary, Biographies, Original Theatrical Trailer, Photo Gallery.
Sleeping Dictionary (Widescreen) : A sexy and comic love story, set in the 1920s, about an idealistic young British colonial officer who arrives in a remote jungle outpost to find himself assigned a local beauty to sleep with him and teach him the language. Trailers.
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