05-14-2011, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ciaran
The Empire was a British creation, not solely an English one.
The UK, itself, had nothing to do with the Empire as it was simply a constitutional framework to unite Scotland to England and Wales (in 1707) and, subsequently, Ireland. The Empire was being built before the UK existed in an constitutional sense.
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Yes of course it was. The Empire was starting to be created in the 17th century, in North America as it happens but that's by-the-by.
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Originally Posted by Trishagee
I would move to the UK (anywhere in the UK) just to get Eastenders! I watched it for many (many) years on Public Broadcasting (delayed 1 or 2 years sadly) then it was taken away from me  I try to keep up on their web page, but it's not the same! (ohhh and the curry take out would be an added bonus!)
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Do you lot not get BBCiPlayer over there?
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