The empire on which the sun never sets' is the ... almost exactly 100 years ago, when it reached its greatest extent. It really did span the globe, with a presence on every continent, from the ...

The British Empire attained its maximum extent just after the First World War ... of their victory in the so-called ‘Khaki’ election of 1900, fought during the greatest imperial crisis since the ...

Below is a map from 1901 showing the “British Empire” at one of its peak periods. The map doesn't convey the extent of British influence, especially, in Latin America. This is what historians ...

For example, when the Achaemenid Empire was at its height, there were only 112.4 million people alive. The British ruled over a comparatively meager quarter of the world's population in 1901 ...

It has been said of the British Empire at the peak of its rule that "the sun never sets on the British ... I have to say that to me Rome seem to have a serious title contender for being the greatest ...

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