The British Empire

At its peak, the British Empire was the largest formal empire that the world had ever known. As such, its power and influence stretched all over the globe; shaping it in all manner of ways.
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/

The main reasons for the rise of the British Empire were Christianity, Commerce and Civilisation There were many colonies overseas that were controlled by the British Government. They had different territories that were ruled differently. World War I made them gain quite a few more colonies, but by the end of World War II, they lost some of it.
The British Empire was also known for never having the sun set there before. As this quote says:
"The sun never set on the British Empire
because the sun sets in the West
and the British Empire was in the East."
http://www.friesian.com/british.htm


Fersana A.