A history of England from the landing of Julius Caesar to the present day

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by  Arnold-Forster, H. O. (Hugh Oakeley), 1855-1909

A HISTORY OF ENGLAND
WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
OUR GREAT CITY; OR, LONDON. THE s. d.
HEART OF THE EMPIRE - - - - 1 9
Or with Gilt Edges, 2s. 6d.
THE COMING OF THE KILOGRAM 1 6
Cheap Edition, 6d.
THINGS NEW AND OLD (Seven Books
from gd. to is. 8d.).
THE CITIZEN READER - - 1 6
THE LAWS OF EVERY-DAY LIFE 1 6
THIS WORLD OF OURS - - 2 6
IN A CONNING TOWER - 6
THE WAR OFFICE, THE ARMY
AND THE EMPIRE - - - - 6
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A LIST OFTHE VARIOUS COUNTRIES, ISLANDS, TERRITORIES^
AANNDDPIONSWSHESISCIHONTSHEWH"IUCNHIOMNAKJEACUKP"TFHLEI"ESBRITISHEMPIRE" \?/A/l *&
:
Thefigures given in this list are those of the last available census, but the
population in manypartsoftheEmpire has largely increasedsince that cinie.
THE BRITISH ISLANDS. there is still a large number
Englandan.dW.ales.. ...P.o3p2u,l5a2t7i,o8n4.3 Borfintaitshivreasceor persons not of
STTGIchhrrboeeeetlyalaICnsantmldnaedCenouonfeulMnoatIfnrsliBaernsidst.cihsihe..frlyaci..enh44a,,b449557i5482t,,,,7o71e5l70d2853" JCFBBiaeaajmyrhialbaIiIoamscsndlalaoaa,s(snnIddn(Ts(sdWuNir(e(oakPWsrn'aettscshO,iItcnnAedcItaainlnneOdads)icn)eetsaiC)cn..a))icos.. 3",61154925748038,,,,,501734203314503
NORTH AMERICA. Labuan(ChinaSeas) 8,400
CNaenwafdoaundl.and.. ' .. .. .. 5,231771,,033175 MNLaeeuewrwiaGtruidiusnIes(alIan(ndEdiasasnt(WOIcenedsiatensI))ndies) *331572087,,,O15U93O50
NewSouthWaAlUeSsTRA.LASIA. . 1,359,133 TWriinndiwdaadrd(WeIsslta.Innddsi.e(sW)e.st..In- 255,14S
TSNQWVaoiueecuseswttmetohnearZsrnienlaAiauaalAsnautdn.srdtarlaila...ia..... ..... 1,715132708760324221,,,,,,271463612704(495413 PlacTSSGttoer..besaVLndiguaiancoedscina;ea,dnti.n.Icsllu..dainndg..s: k..ept pa6451r6181t,,,,0778l0008y0000
PlacescolonisedbymenofBritish for commercial purposes, but
race, but in which those of chiefly as military ports to
British descent are outnum- protecttheEmpire
sbeormeedotbhyernraatcieves or those of MEDITERRANEAN.
SO.UTH.AF.RICA.. MGiablrtaaltar . 19276,,087300
CapeColony 2,405,552 Cyprus 237,000
Natal . . . .' . 1,039,787 RED SEA.
Bechuaualand . . . 119,772
TTSWaohnlueettiOhTsrrecarahnnnsgBvReaahyaoRldiev..esriaCo...lony... 1*,5327869581,,,,007004110565 HongKongNOCR.HTIHN.AATSL.EAANST.I.C. 283,900
NisOTaB.larIgnethneuSmobuetrhAoffripcearnsoCnoslonoifesDtuhtecrhe Bermuda 17,535
descentaswellasthenatives. SOU.TH A.TLA.NTI.C.
WESTAFRICA. Ascension *450
Gambia ........ 13,456 St. Helena 3,342
GoldCoast 1,486,433 Possessionsunder the Governor-
SierraLeone 76,655 GeneralofJLndia,peopled bya
Lagos '1,500,000 number ofniutive races, under
ASIA. tlhieshGmeonv.ernment ofafew Eng-
StraitsSettlements . . . 672,249
SOU.TH.AME.RIC.A. IBnudrimaan. .../-")',
BBIrrsiilttiiassnhhdGHsuoinadfnuoarramsin.g p.art. of27388,,t39h28e80 CooufntthreieJisriutnisdheErmpthiereprotection
EofmpBirriteisahndracceo,lobnuitsedinbytvhmiecJni,, Zanzriebdarmatnhdetmhaep.parts of Africastriped
* Anasteriskbeforethefiguresdenotesthatthepopulationisestimated.
THECROSSOF"ST.GEORGE" THE CROSSOF "ST.ANDREW THECROSSOF"ST. PATRICK'
FORENGLAND. FORSCOTLAND. FORIRELAND.
THE " UNION JACK," THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.
The UNION JACK is made up of the three Crosses of ENGLAND,
SCOTLAND, and IRELAND, and is thustruly the Flagof the UNION.
In the early history of England the Red Cross of St George by itself
wasthe FlagofEngland. When the Crowns ofEngland and Scotland
were united at the accession of James the VI. of Scotland to the
throne of England, under the title of James the 1st, Kingof Great
Britain and Ireland, the White Cross (or Saltire) of St. Andrew was
added to the Cross of St. George; but it was not until the Act of
Union between England and Scotland in 1707thatthe flagcontaining
the Crosses of England and Scotland became by law the National
Flag. In 1801, after the Union with Ireland, the Red Cross of St.
Patrick was added, and thusthe UNION JACK was made up.
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HISTORY ENGLAND
OF
FROM THE LANDING OF JULIUS CAESAR
TO THE PRESENT DAY
BY
THE RIGHT HON. H. O. ARNOLD-FORSTER
Authorof
'THECITIZENREADER,""THELAWSOFEVERY-DAYLIFE," "THISWORLDOF OURS,
"THINGS NEWANDOLD," "IN ACONNINGTOWER," ETC.
WITH ABOUT ILLUSTRATIONS
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IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED,
AND TO WHOSE FRIENDLY CRITICISM OF ITS PROOF-SHEETS
THE AUTHOR HAS FREQUENTLY BEEN INDEBTED,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY HIS
AFFECTIONATE FATHER.