Abbreviations. XIV. The Empire of Good Intentions 56

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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