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Wikipedia: The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom, that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1922, the British Empire held sway over a population of about 458 million people, one-quarter of the world's population, and covered more than 13,000,000 square miles (33,670,000 km): approximately a quarter of the Earth's total land area.
![[An elaborate map of the British Empire in 1886, marked in the traditional colour for imperial British dominions on...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Imperial_Federation_2C_Map_of_the_World_Showing_the_Extent_of_the_British_Empire_in_1886_28levelled_29_s.jpg "An elaborate map of the British Empire in 1886, marked in the traditional colour for imperial British dominions on...")
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![[The Grand Fleet sails for Jutland, 1916]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Grand_fleet_jutland_s.jpg "The Grand Fleet sails for Jutland, 1916")
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