During the 1800's the United Kingdom was a global empire, meaning they controlled land in several different countries. At one point, Britain controlled over 22 percent of the world's land.
By the opening of the 19th century, Great Britain had built a global empire stretching both east and west from its home-islands off the northwest coast of Europe. After its defeat of Napoleonic France in 1815, the British Empire had no equal among other modern nations as it developed its imperial holdings still further.
An empire is like a Giant Kingdom With a Big Army Back in the 17' and 1800s.
both decayed gradually
Never, however it had a reasonable empire from the 1500s through to the 1800s
Rise of nationalism in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon
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AnswerThe world's biggest empire in 1914 was the British Empire which covered virtually every timezone of the globe and contained a quarter of its population.
By the opening of the 19th century, Great Britain had built a global empire stretching both east and west from its home-islands off the northwest coast of Europe. After its defeat of Napoleonic France in 1815, the British Empire had no equal among other modern nations as it developed its imperial holdings still further.
An empire is like a Giant Kingdom With a Big Army Back in the 17' and 1800s.
both decayed gradually
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BRITAIN had the largest global empire, both in territory and in population.
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There is no such thing as the Russian empire
The ottoman empire
The decline of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of nationalism during the Ottoman Empire.