1926 CE–1931 CE
Dominions become autonomous and equal communities
British Empire · Resistance & colonized agency · Law & imperial government · Self-government & Commonwealth
The 1926 Balfour Declaration described Britain and the dominions as autonomous and equal in status; the 1931 Statute of Westminster removed much legislative subordination. Application varied by dominion, and this equality did not extend to colonies or Indigenous peoples within settler states
Precision, calendar, and review
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
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Sources
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- 2026-09-23
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