When the British Empire was at its peak, its dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories spanned a quarter of the globe. 20% of the entire population of planet Earth lived ...
One Fine Day: Britain’s Empire on the Brink. By Matthew Parker. PublicAffairs; 624 pages; $35. Abacus; £25 Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain. By Charlotte Lydia Riley. Bodley Head ...
When the British Empire was at its peak, it is said that ‘the sun never sets on the British Empire’. The figurative expression meant that the empire of the British was so big that there was always ...
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