In 1536, Henry VIII decided to re-conquer Ireland and bring it under Crown control so the island would not become a base for future rebellions or foreign invasions of England.

They're more fiscally conservative than we are, but remember that the centralization would be under Crown control.

From the moment Hythe came under Crown control, the senior official of the town was also a bailiff appointed by the Crown.

As noted above, Māori were concerned that the level of redress provided was too low, and that the settlement process was subject to too much Crown control.

Industrial improvements, the end of Crown control of metal mines, and rising demand for raw materials caused a boom in Cornish mining in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control over India.

Therefore, it is not surprising that during the Bourbon century of increased Crown control, the tribunal would become a clear tool of regalism, persecuting political reformers and rebels for heresy.

In an effort to strengthen and solidify Crown control of the colonies in the political and economic realms, i8th-century reformers attacked the temporal authority of the church.

During this period the dockyard was not under direct Crown control but was leased by private entrepreneurs, the Dutch brothers Henrik and Arendt Hybertsson.

When the Victoria Cross was created, Indian troops were still controlled by the Honourable East India Company and did not come under Crown control until 1860.