Britain

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He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He stayed mostly for his children and grandchildren, who were born in Britain.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In 1961, when World War II was in the rearview mirror, Britain applied to join what’s now called the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A U.S. naval officer, historian, and military theorist, Mahan argued that control of the seas was the key to empires from Rome to Britain.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

After his release from captivity in 1948, Henry Metelmann spent a short time in Germany and then returned to Britain, where he married, had two children, and worked on the railways.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti