He became a subject of the British crown in 1727.
There is hope in all this for the British crown.
It was the first British crown to be made of this particular metal.
In 1684 the colony was placed directly under the British crown.
More than two centuries have passed since the British crown was given the boot.
Following the shift of power from the company to the British crown, a port commission was set up in 1870.
This was granted by the British crown to the colony in 1851.
However, they were asked to take an oath of allegiance to the British crown.
Virginia declared independence from the British crown in that year.
The British crown installed a governor to direct each colony.