Sentence examples for british reign from inspiring English sources

In her 1979 play, Caryl Churchill juxtaposes Victorian Africa under British reign with 1970s London.

Check this out: It has already been announced that the first born child of the British reigning monarch will be eligible to ascend to the throne whether boy or girl.

Together, the Partridges spent nine years editing the eight volumes of Charles C. F. Greville's memoirs, which recorded three British monarchs' reigns.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the British pound reigned as the world's reserve currency, but in the 20th century, the U.S. dollar laid claim to this title.

Prior to 1926, the British Crown reigned over the British Empire collectively; the Dominions and Crown colonies were subordinate to the United Kingdom.

They demanded provisions for new Irish parliamentary elections every eight years (instead of merely at the start of a new British king's reign).

And, finally, there is that other British heavyweight whose reign started and, it turned out, ended on the same night in 2015.

For several decades of the queen's reign, British governments saw themselves in the business of "managing decline" — from empire and victory in World War II to the status of middling power.

During George II's reign British interests expanded throughout the world, the Jacobite challenge to the Hanoverian dynasty was extinguished, and the power of ministers and Parliament in Britain became well-established.

In addition to Cantlay, Grube's young stars hoping to parlay a sponsor's invitation include Kelly Kraft, the reigning United States amateur champion; Bryden Macpherson, the reigning British Amateur champion; and the Stanford sophomore Patrick Rodgers.

Each Jan . 1the reigning British monarch announces an honors list.