Malta was officially under British rule from 1814-1964 but had been occupied by Britain somewhat earlier.
150 years
around 200 years.
The British Empire once controlled North America, India and Australia. Many other nations were also part of the British Empire.
For many years it was the British Empire. At the present the United States commands the greatest navy.
The British Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen. it spanned rite around the globe and was said " the sun never sets on the British Empire" British had 5 Empires in total over the years but there last Empire was the biggest in History. The longest lasting Empire was the Roman Empire. America has never had an Empire!The Roman Empire lasted longer than the British Empire but the British Empire was by far more bigger than the Roman Empire, The British Empire ( the last empire they had, they had 5 in total over the years) was the biggest Empire the world has ever seen by far, and they are a tiny country,they show/showed a hell of alot of power and intelligence. here is a map that shows how many countries that Britain ruled....countries are marked in red. enjoy! http://worldroundup.files.wordpress.com/2009/07british_empire_1920s.png America has never had an Empire,probably will never be able to now. persian empire wasnt as big or lasted as long
Many.
About 50
the sun never set on the british empire because britain had many colonies around the world.
Not currently. New Imperialism was a policy of the British Empire from the early 1800s to the early 1900s. The British Empire set up many colonies throughout Africa during that time.
No. The slave-trade was abolished throughout the British Empire many years before Smith of the Titanic was born.
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