The Thames River is the longest and most famous river in England, flowing through London and southern England. The name of the river is dervied from the Brittonic name for it, Tamesas. Throughout history, it has been a hubub of human activity, leading to the creation of London and Oxford, as well as several other major cities. The Thames River has lead to much of the commerce in England.
The 1720s in England was a time of great population growth. The population had previously been kept in check by illness and disease, but started to rise in the 1720s and would nearly double by the end of the century. World trade was still booming and London was becoming more populated and dense each day.
Spain is one of two European countries that inhabit the Iberian P in the Westernmost part of Europe. During the 1700s, Spain went through major political reform following the War of Spanish Succession in the early 1700s. The country had just shifted hands from the Hapsburg Dynasty to the rule of Phillip V.
In the 1700s, England was becoming increasingly overcrowded and the wealth gap was growing. The country's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade began in 1663 and carried on through the next century.
Guernsey is an island located in the English Channel, and it is the second largest in the English Channel. Historically, Guernsey has had a mix of British and Norman culture, yet British culture has typically dominated. During the 18th century, Guernsey residents began to settle in North America, notably in Guernsey County, Ohio. On the island itself, its close proximity to the English Coast and the European continent gave it excellent success in maritime trade. Furthermore, wars in Spain and France allowed for Guernsey shipowners to further exploit its neighbors trading needs.
Virginia is one of the original thirteen colonies located in North America that was the site of a disaster for many of the Native Americans that had inhabited the land beforehand.
London is the capital city of England and has been the general hub of English politics for centuries. In the 18th century, London was known to be the center of the growing British Empire, particularly as the city that contains the legislature in Parliament and the royal family in Buckingham Palace. London saw a lot of economic growth in the 1700s with the rise of the Industrial Revolution, and as a result, the population of the city also greatly increased (Wikipedia).
Taiwan, previously called the "Island of Formosa" or the "Formosa Republic", along with other variations of this same name, is found between mainland China and Japan and thus makes it a hotspot for trade, and countries have fought over it for centuries. "Formosa" was the name given to this island in the mid-1500s by the Portuguese, and during the late 1600s and early 1700s, it was part of the Qing Empire, until becoming its own established territory in the early 1800s.
Neustria was the Merovingian term for Normandy, or an ancient Frankish kingdom's word for the region of Northern France across from the English Channel. From ancient times, this region has specifically denoted the northern part of France, around Cherbourg, for example, as compared to Burgundy, which was part of Austrasia. Viking invasions ensued and resulted in the settlement of many Scandinavians in both England as well as the mainland European coast, inclduing France, Germany, and even as far as Russia.
