The Map Of The British Empire

The above map shows the peak of british imperialism in the early 1920s. It's a far cry from the days when the sun never set on the empire: From the 1850s, thousands of britons went to live in british colonies in search of a better life.

It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by england between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. British empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of great britain and the administration of the british government. Km of territory, and ruled over between 470 and 570 million people.

The map is framed by important symbols and phrases of the empire, including the tudor rose, the british flag, lady britannia, the coat of arms, and the lion.

The british empire in 1825 being a popular grammar of british geography in the four quarters of the world : No need to register, buy now! The british empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the united kingdom and its predecessor states. British empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of great britain and the administration of the british government.