History of British theatre The earliest forms of theatre in Britain were the religious ritual performances of the native Britons. The first theatre in Britain that we may recognize as such was that of the Romans. While we know a great deal about the Roman theatre its effect on Britain seems to have been limited – theatres were small and not particularly numerous (and may have been used for sports‚ gladiatorial contests and other mass spectacle entertainments more than for classical theatre)
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India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century . Britain developed India for its own benifit they build road for themself not for Indian people . on April 13‚ 1919 (which happened to be ’Baisakhi’ one of Punjab’s largest religious festivals) fifty British Indian Army soldiers‚ under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer‚ opened fire on an unarmed gathering of innocent men‚ women and children without any reason and killed nearly 4000 people
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such as John Charmley‚ have argued that Splendid Isolation was a fiction for the period prior to the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1892‚ and only something forced on them against their will following it. [1] Origin of the phrase As descriptive of British foreign policy‚ the phrase was most famously used by Lord Goschen‚ First Lord of the Admiralty‚ during a speech at Lewes ‚ Sussex‚ on 26 February 1896‚ when he said: "We have stood here alone in what is called isolation – our splendid isolation
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BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION PLAN I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Tasks of the course work 1.2 Definition of slang II. MAIN PART 2.1 The origin of slang. 2.2 Types of slang. a) Cockney rhyming slang b) Polari c) Internet slang d) Slang of army‚ police e) Money slang 2.3. Phonetic peculiarities of slang 2.4. Morphological characteristics of slang III. PRACTICAL PART IV. CONCLUSION V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Slang is a language which takes off its
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Global 2 Honors 12/16/2011 History of British Imperialism IN India Interviews with the native Indians and British nationalists have made it clear that both sides are right in that there are both positive and negative effects from British imperialism. The British sought raw materials‚ cash crops‚ and most importantly‚ Indian textiles. British presence increased over time as more and more became interested in making a profit in India. In 1600‚ the British East India Company was given the right
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The First War of Indian Independence or the The Sepoy Rebellion). Shatranj Ke Khilari‚ The Chess Players (Hindi‚ 1977) is set in 19th century India on the eve of the Indian rebellion of 1857. It deals with the politics of colonial expansion by the British East India Company. Shaheed (Hindi‚ 1965) The film is set in 1916 and based on the life of Bhagat Singh who joins the freedom fighting movement.
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The Myth of British Monarchy As the article says‚ the monarchy is beginning to appear in commentary on British public affair‚ and it starting to be examined and debated. Many authors and journalists like Edgar Wilson‚ Christopher Hitchens and Tom Nairn wrote about this issue; that talk about the constitutional monarchy state of affairs‚ but it reaches broadly the same conclusions. Mr. Wilson says: the royals do not work hard‚ they are not like their subjects‚ they are the richest family in
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the Paris. As a result of the entry of the French in the crash‚ the British strategy in the US is rapidly changed. In the Caribbean‚ the United States lost as soon as the theater of the importance to protect the Empire and other parts of the strikes in the sugar islands of France. During the American Revolution‚ the British maintained a leading world sea power. It knows that it is directly challenging the supremacy of the British wave is impossible‚ but Congress approved the creation of the October
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r PREPARATIONS FOR BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY 1. The features of the United Kingdom’s culture The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied‚ and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European state‚ and has many cultural links with its former colonies‚ particularly those that use the English language. The origins of the UK as a political union of formerly independent states has resulted in the preservation of distinctive cultures in each of the home nations. Britain’s
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