I like to think it's because the article mentions the Georgian empire, which in the UK means something very different, so could be confusing. i.e. Georgians be

I like to think it's because the article mentions the Georgian empire, which in the UK means something very different, so could be confusing. i.e. Georgians being the British immediately prior to the Victorian era, or (for obscurity points) the alien race inhabiting Uranus.