British Empire
The British Empire comprised colonies, protectorates, dominions, and other territories ruled or administered by Britain and its predecessor states. It expanded from the sixteenth century and reached its greatest extent in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The British Empire—the largest in history, covering a quarter of Earth's land and people—never had an emperor. In Europe, the title required Roman Empire succession, but Britain had no Roman ties, and Henry VIII's split with the Pope sealed the impossibility.
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