The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

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By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and society benefitted economically from the empire. The people colonised ...