|
The British commonwealth pages also include important activities of
the period in time, however its hard to know what to exclude
at times, for example the Pirates of the Caribbean, which
were very much part of the development of the commonwealth is so far
as they tried to disturb its progress :)- The intro pages are "What
was going on" around the world.
The British Empire was the biggest empire in world history and for a
long time. It was a product of the European age of discovery, which
began with the global maritime explorations of the Iberian states in
the late 15th century.
By 1912, the British Empire had about 458 million people,
approximately one-quarter of the world's population. Though it has
now mostly evolved into the Commonwealth of Nations, British
influence remains strong throughout the world.
An old saying "The sun never sets on the British Empire" was said
because the empire's span across the world ensured that the sun was
always shining on at least one of its colonies.
The World in 1897, Red = The British Possessions Colonies = Pink.
Commonwealth Staking Claims
Medievalism Columbus
Captain Cook Australia
Commonwealth Countries |
