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Queen Elizabeth I encourages to explore and trade abroad.

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The Royal Navy defeats the powerful Spanish Armada. England now rules the sea.

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The Royal Navy defeats the powerful Spanish Armada. England now rules the sea.

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The colony of Plymouth is set up by a group a people from England later known as the Pilgrims. They leave England because they want to break free from the Church of England and start a new, free life. British rule in America ends with the American Revolution (1775-83).

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Scotland and England unites and create the Unites Kingdom.

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The Indian Subcontinent is colonised by the British East India Company. The aim is mainly trade of tea and spices.

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19th century - Great Britain cover 24% of the world

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19th century - Great Britain cover 24% of the world

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Great Britain now expands to many African contries. The british empire now cover 24% of the world, and has over 412 million inhabitans.

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Britain signs the Treaty of Versailles that ends World War I. Britain gains control of former German colonies Palestine, Transjordan, Iraq and parts of Cameroon and Togoland.

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1921 - Britain starts to loose land again

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1921 - Britain starts to loose land again

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Ireland gains indepedence from Great Britain.

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Egypt gains independence from Great Britain.

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Britain loose independence over Iraq.

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India and Pakistan gain independence from Great Britain.

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Britain loose their colonies in Africa-

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Hong Kong becomes the last economically important colony to leave the British Empire.