British and French began settling Canada in the 17th Century. In the 1760s, Britain defeated France and won complete ownership of Canada. In 1867, Britain gave Canada its independence.
The Hudson's Bay Company was established by British royal charter in 1670. It was the de facto government of huge parts of North America, including much of Canada, until these were taken over by various European governments, including Britain, and the United States.
Queen Victoria.
England was and is the ruling nation of the British Empire.
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Britain was, at the time, ruling America. Their king was the king of the American colonies, and Britain's Parliament made decisions about the colonies. Britain was what the Americans were rebelling against. The American colonists, tired of British rule, rose up and won the American Revolution, shaking off Britain's main hold of the new continent.
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Canada has been Independant from Britain since 1867 and is still today, so technically speaking, Canada doesn't have a ruling sovereign queen. But, Queen Elizabeth still has shared rights (not political rights) over Canada, since Canada was once a British Colony.
The Romans withdrew from England and Wales to better defend the rest of the Empire from incursions happening on the mainland.
A big part of making Britain an Empire was during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. She defeated the Armada (Spanish Navy) which at that time was a world power. After the Armada was defeated Spain was bankrupt which also led to England ruling the waters and becoming a new world power.
Because Canada is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations- which has Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the constitutional monarch. Her Majesty is also the ruling monarch of Great Britain.