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...rea also forms a natural barrier hindering any attempted invasion of the [[British Isles]]. Ports along the fringes of [[Western Europe]] saw rapid expansion, and n

...le-Cross system''' of the United Kingdom, all German spies captured in the British Isles<ref>There is, however, no direct or credible evidence that any German spies

...c]] word ''abal'': apple) is a [[legend]]ary [[island]] somewhere in the [[British Isles]], famous for its beautiful [[apple]]s. The concept of such an 'Isle of the ...ometimes referred to as the legendary location where [[Jesus]] visited the British Isles with [[Joseph of Arimathea]] and that it was later the site of the first [[

...w countries. Planning began for [[Operation Sealion]], the invasion of the British Isles, which would be called off in late 1940. Nevertheless, after Western Europe

...is perhaps more commonly eaten where rhubarb is widely cultivated, in the British Isles and the Northeast of the United States. In the 19th century, rhubarb pie w

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...s and Historians |title=A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles, 1709&ndash;1863|year=1981 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham }} ...and Historians |title=A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles |year=1982 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham }}

...ominant geographical feature is [[Lough Neagh]], the largest lake in the [[British Isles]]. The most popular tourist attraction is the [[Giant's Causeway]] and its ...le, ideas, industry and other things which have influenced the rest of the British Isles.

Almost all modern terriers are the descendants of dogs bred in the [[British Isles]]. Terriers can be documented as a distinct group as far back as [[Medieva

...s and Historians |title=A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863 |year=1981 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham |url=https://arc

After months of arduous training in all parts of the British Isles, he is parachuted into the French countryside to take up the leadership of

...cripts: 6th to the 9th Century, A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles'', 1 (London: Harvey Miller, 1978), no. 77 [with additional bibliography].

...d Historians (ACS): ''A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles''. ACS (1982).

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...-plots, complications, or side stories: a madman is about to take over the British Isles; it is Brock's job to thwart him. As the book opens, Llewellyn is only days away from turning the British Isles dark and seizing absolute power. Brock, however, with a brief lyrical side

...e period 1647 - 1658. After 1658 Quakerism became established outside the British Isles, so that it can no longer be confined to a single narrative and description ...m the north of England to the rest of the country and later throughout the British Isles. The success was alarming to many. They had soon established Quaker meeti

...versity of Edinburgh]</ref>, the sixth university to be established in the British Isles, with an endowment from the will of Bishop Robert Reid of St Magnus Cathedr

...rk]] and the [[Netherlands]]. The previous, mostly Celtic languages of the British Isles were largely driven westwards as their speakers retreated or intermingled w ...rney' of English around the world began with its movement throughout the [[British Isles]], eventually becoming the language most commonly spoken throughout the mod

..."planned and directed by representatives of" all the major churches in the British Isles.

...d by [[Alan Melville]], [[South Africa (cricket)|South Africa]] toured the British Isles for the first time since 1935 and played a five-match [[Test cricket|Test s <p>South Africa toured the British Isles in 1947 and played a five-match Test series against England, who won the se