London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a part of the University of London. Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas, George Bernard Shaw, and other members of the Fabian Society founded LSE in 1895. In 1900, the school enrolled in the University of London, and in 1901 it launched its first degree programs … Read more
Thousands of English Puritans immigrated to North America in the early 17th century, with nearly all of them settling in New England. The Puritans were fervently religious members of the Church of England who resisted royal ecclesiastical policies because they thought the Church had not properly changed and still held too many of its Roman … Read more
Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies came together at the Second Continental Congress in the late 1700s to support the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War that followed, which led to the country’s independence from the British Empire. The United States of America was the new nation that the Congress established in 1776 after first naming … Read more
The ultimate legislative body of the United Kingdom is the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[d]. It has the authority to enact laws for both the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.[/3]*[4] It convenes in London in the Palace of Westminster. As the legislative branch of government in the … Read more