The Economist

The British Empire peaked 100 years ago this month

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 ...
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The British Empire never ruled over only these 22 countries, including Belarus, Ivory Coast, Congo, Vatican City, check full list here

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 ...
JSTOR Daily

Reduction of the Navy League Map Illustrating British Naval History . . . Dedicated to the Children of the British Empire

"The archetypal British Empire map," designed "to demonstrate and uphold the reality of imperial Britain's authority" and "the natural providence of Pax Britannia." Bryars 2014, 21. Show more As the ...
Business Insider

MAP OF THE DAY: Why The Sun Never Sets On The British Petroleum Empire

Shares of BP are down over 2% today, on continuing worries over the cost of cleanup of the Gulf oil leak. While progress has been made in capping the leak, oil continues to gush out from the base of ...
Slate

“The Sun Never Sets Upon the British Empire,” Explained in GIF by an Old Children’s Toy

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. With today’s referendum on ...
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10 cultural artifacts the British Empire took from other nations, from the Benin Bronzes to the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Throughout its history, the British Empire has taken countless artifacts from its colonies and other countries. Governments and activists have since called for the repatriation of these cultural ...