Once again, the question of who is sovereign created problems for the colonies. England produced a series of acts as a response to the province's rebellion. The Stamp Act raised port duties on certain items imported from the West Indies, such as sugar, coffee, and wine. This act was enforced...

England vs. Ireland History: To understand this current situation, we will have to go back in history. There are three critical dates which lead to the situation today. Those dates are: 1170, 1609, and 1969. In the next paragraphs I will briefly explain what was going on in each of these years....

Robert Bruce Bruce, Robert lived from 1274-1329. In 1305 he was one of those who made the decision to make Scotland a province of England. In 1306 he met with and old enemy, the Scottish patriot john Comyn, a fight broke out and Bruce stabbed Comyn. Later Bruce proclaimed his right to the throne,...

According to Leroy C Edozien of the British Medical Journal, increasing numbers of women in maternity units across the United Kingdom are requesting doctors to collect and preserve their umbilical cord blood when delivering their babies to enable the women to privately store the umbilical cord stem...

It was the fresh wave of political interest in Home Rule from politicians that led to the rise of militant groups in Ireland. With so many complex issues trying to be resolved like an argument of the stark contrast between north and south Ireland with the unionists cruelly drawing propaganda that un...

Greatest Canadian "Kites rise highest again the wind – not with it" said Sir Winston Churchill. In times of great difficulty, the cream always rises to the top. The greatest Canadians of all time have all had to deal with their own adversity, which has made them stronger. In ti...