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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Montserrat
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Island in the Caribbean which is a British crown colony. Visited by Columbus in 1493, it was first settled in 1632 by a British party consisting mainly of Irish Roman Catholics. It has been the only member of the *West Indies Federation to revert on a long-term basis to the status of crown colony.
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