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# The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His Covenant" (Psalm 25:14).
Contents:
1, Mark Williams. Points of Interest
(a) Medieval Jews Referred To Britain as The Isles Of The Sea
Daffodil Flowers resemble Star of David.
(b) Medieval Jews of Western Europe Depicted as Blond in Golden Hagada"
Everyone's blonde! ca. 13320-1330
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Haggadah
(c) Steven Collins.
2. Quora Query:
Why didn't the British Empire become a superpower?
by
Sashmithan Prem Kumar
3. The Book of Esther as a Source for Achaemenian History
By Morteza Arabzadeh Sarbanani.
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1. Mark Williams. Points of Interest.
(a) Medieval Jews Referred To Britain as The Isles Of The Sea
Daffodil Flowers resemble Star of David.
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/cliffords-tower-york/history-and-stories/massacre-of-the-jews/
(b) Medieval Jews of Western Europe Depicted as Blond in Golden Hagada"
Everyone's blonde! ca. 13320-1330
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Haggadah
(c) Steven Collins.
Parthian Settlements in Western China?
https://stevenmcollins.com/parthias-roman-city-found-in-western-china/
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2. Quora Query:
Why didn't the British Empire become a superpower?
by
Sashmithan Prem Kumar
Extracts:
SPOILER ALERT: IT DID and was a superpower(between the late 18th century after the Seven Years' War to the Suez Crisis/World War II depending on who you ask in either 1956/1945)
Duration of Britain being a superpower, the empire expanded its possessions in India(from Bengal), North America(mostly by expeditions or conquest from other powers), Oceania(explorations and wars with the Maori), Asia(heavy influence upon the native rulers and wars, especially with the Chinese), Africa(just scrambling it like an egg), and additional new ideas from the island, as well as sweet, sweet dirty little manufacturing, helped Britain's technological superiority to increase to record levels.
By rinsing and repeating this process(except participating in a Great War and gaining some territories in the Middle East), it grew stronger as a colonial empire, a civilizing force(which I do and do not agree with at the same time) and definitely a superpower(in its own right), even the USA, its former colony do not want to mess with the British at one point of time, speaking of the USA, it was them who created the modern superpower that controls the waves and seas(literally) today
Just witness it yourselves, from India to Canada, to South Africa, containing vast amounts of gold, lithium, and oil etc. and the Middle East, containing untapped reserves of oil and natural gas, requirement 1(having vast natural resources completed), your navy is at every ocean and sea(Pacific, Atlantic or even the Indian Ocean) and you control the most strategic areas in the world(Singapore, gateway to the South China Sea, and Indian Ocean, with trade being flowed between India and China, and the Suez Canal, over 12% of modern world trade crosses it), requirement 2, having the most strategic areas for military blockades and economic leverage over the world,s stage and having naval presence across all corners of the globe), and requirement 3, having influence over your colonies and protectorates(even protected states). You get the idea
However, its empire started dismantling, due to independence movements, etc, but by 1939, Britain was a global power, with colonies across Asia, a huge block in Africa, and North America, now it also has one more trump card, the British Commonwealth(basically Dominions which gained internal full self-government from the United Kingdom)(these are Canada, South Africa and Ireland).
It was the most powerful navy in the world at that point, and conscription of the armed forces began, Indian princes who raised native forces(who is an extension part of the British Crown forces) to mainly protect themselves for decades, send them to serve in the British Indian Army(a very imperial thing indeed), 10% of all British Army forces(were from the native states itself)(200,000 soldiers joined the fight against fascism), and 2.5 million soldiers(by the end of the war) were in the British Indian Army, the largest volunteer force in history, but at what cost, the British had failed to defend its colony of Malaya and Singapore, the largest surrender in British history(80,000 soldiers), damaging their image�
During the Cold War, you might hear the USA and Soviet Union competing for influence, as a matter of fact, Britain was also a player during the Cold War, in which it possessed nukes to counteract the Soviet threat, as well as reaffirming its status as a colonial power to the world, but that attempt failed and by 1956, they lost their crucial strategic area(Suez Canal), along with France. This was a humiliation for the UK, and just effectively degrade its international standing, it was no longer controlling a quarter of the earth. By this time, major countries gained independence from the United Kingdom such as India and Pakistan in 1947 and Egypt (ending British influence in 1952 and 56 respectively), Additionally, the independence of India and Pakistan, weakened Britain in its overall power.
In conclusion: The United Kingdom was a superpower that rivalled the existing powers(during the 18th and 19th centuries), it was the world's sole superpower in 1900, but over 100 years later, the tables have turned, by 2000, the UK had fewer territories than before, and just hand back its most populated and richest possession (British Hong Kong) to China, Hong Kong was and still a major financial centre by the time the Brits left, and was pretty much the only colony to give a pie of the government revenue back to England (though this is never been proved, so yes, I do not really know)(a crown colony have to pay back some revenue to the colonizer), but the Brits may create another Hong Kong once more(I am not sure again) (hopefully it is Bermuda)..
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3. The Book of Esther as a Source for Achaemenian History
By Morteza Arabzadeh Sarbanani
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/06/esther-achaemenian-history
Extract:
So what do all these verses tell us? They show that the author of MT Esther was well acquainted with the administrative system of the Persian Empire. He was aware of the division of the empire into several satrapies and the division of the satrapies into smaller administrative units (Esther 1:1; Esther 3:12). He knew that among all of the countries of the empire, Persia and Media held the most prominent position (Esther 1:3; 1:14; 1:18; 1:19; 10:2). He understood the importance of the imperial laws, the strictness of the government in their implementation (Esther 1:19) and also the multilingual character of the empire (Esther 1:22). He was also informed about Achaemenian political history. For example, he knew exactly how large the empire was in the time of Xerxes I and that Xerxes I was in Susa in the third year of his reign (Esther 1:1; Esther 1:3). He had also good knowledge of the Achaemenian court customs. For instance, he was aware of the seven counselors of the Great King (Esther, 1:14), the function of the golden scepter (Esther 5:2) and the record of benefactors (Esther 2:23).