The British Empire by Marcus Støvring Bennett https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362 en-us 2017-01-11 13:58:37 UTC 2025-03-21 01:01:03 UTC hello@padlet.com marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146505224 2017-01-11 14:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146505224 Population marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146509890 The British Empire controlled 23% of the world under Queen Vicoria's rule. That included 458 million people at the peak. ]]> 2017-01-11 14:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146509890 Independence marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146510238 The majority of countries in the British Empire all gained independence around the 1960's]]> 2017-01-11 14:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146510238 The British Empire is still strong marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146510729 The British Empire still contains 14 sovereign nations]]> 2017-01-11 14:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146510729 "The sun never sets on the British Empire" marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146512310 2017-01-11 14:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146512310 Area marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146513176 Controlled nearly 30% of the earth]]> 2017-01-11 14:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146513176 Legacy marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146513378 Largest empire to ever exist]]> 2017-01-11 14:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/146513378 Purpose marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/147456192 Acquire huge foreign territorial area

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]]> 2017-01-17 07:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/147456192 “A dull, decent people, cherishing and fortifying their dullness behind a quarter of a million bayonets.” ― George Orwell marcusbennett03 https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/147457235 2017-01-17 07:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/marcusbennett03/r20qy01k362/wish/147457235