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200 Years of British-Bahraini Relations? Pirates, Rogue Diplomats, and a Missing Treaty
2016 is apparently the 200th anniversary of British-Bahraini relations. The story goes that, in 1816, Britain and Bahrain signed a Treaty of Friendship which has endured the centuries, that these allies have grown to be amongst the closest and warmest … Continue reading
Year of the Nationalists, Part 4: The Hidden Intervention
From the Archives is a blog series about Bahrain and its history. The stories told are drawn primarily from the documents, notes and correspondences kept at the British National Archives and India Office archives. Part 3 of Year of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1956, archives, Bahrain, Britain, British Empire, history, national union committee, suez crisis
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Year of the Nationalists, Part 3: the Suez Crisis
Part 2 of Year of the Nationalists can be read here. Events in Bahrain were not happening in a vacuum. The Bahraini nationalists were part of a broader movement that was taking the entire Arab world by storm. 1954, the … Continue reading
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Tagged aswan dam, Bahrain, British Empire, egypt, france, Israel, nasser, national union committee, suez crisis, tripartite aggression
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From the Archives: Goodbye Pax Britannica and Onwards to Independence
He looked very unhappy, and so did Sheikh Khalifa bin Selman: indeed the latter almost manoeuvred me into advising the Bahrainis not to be so rash. But Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak held the others to their decision; and after more … Continue reading
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