The reality was often very different, and when this map was produced in 1886 ... around a quarter of the globe – the largest empire the world has ever seen. The British Empire was built on ...

The reality was often very different, and when this map was produced in 1886 Britain was still annexing territory at a rapid rate. Over the next three decades the British Empire took control of large ...

Historically speaking, that assumption would be correct. Empires have risen and crumbled throughout history. But what were ...