In that article we dedicated to the tragic end of the Dutch Prime Minister and his brother in 1672, we explained that the ...

But how did these British colonies evolve into the United States ... the middle colonies were made up of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The southern colonies were known for ...

They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan. When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies.

I lived in New York City and London. The British capital was cheaper and more welcoming, so I could plan my life long-term.

The 1830s had seen a push for colonial emigration to Australia. The Aboriginal people were met with violence and new diseases brought by the settlers. In 1838, British settlers began to forcibly ...