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==History== | ==History== | ||
===18th and 19th-century=== | |||
In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.<ref> | In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.<ref> | ||
''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> At some point, the British constructed a training and refueling base on [[Diego Garcia]] due to the island's position near [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Africa]].<ref name="encyc296"/> During [[World War II]], the British managed to crack a [[Germany|German]] code.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref> | ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> At some point, the British constructed a training and refueling base on [[Diego Garcia]] due to the island's position near [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Africa]].<ref name="encyc296"/> During [[World War II]], the British managed to crack a [[Germany|German]] code.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref> | ||
===22nd-century=== | |||
In the 22nd-century, the [[Houses of Parliament]] were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.<ref name="saintspg7-8"/> | In the 22nd-century, the [[Houses of Parliament]] were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.<ref name="saintspg7-8"/> | ||