British Empire
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| + | "[[The Great Game]] was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the nineteenth century between the [[British Empire]] and the [[Russian Empire]] over [[Afghanistan]] and neighbouring territories in [[Central Asia|Central]] and [[Southern Asia]]."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | The '''British Empire''' was the [[List of largest empires|largest empire]] in history and for a substantial time was the foremost [[global power]]. It was a product of the European [[age of discovery]], which began with the maritime explorations of the [[15th century]], that sparked the era of the European [[colonial]] empires. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[All-Red Route]] | ||
| + | *[[British Empire and Commonwealth Museum]] | ||
| + | *[[British Empire Exhibition]] | ||
| + | *[[British Empire in fiction]] | ||
| + | *[[Colonial Office]] | ||
| + | *[[Flags of the British Empire]] | ||
| + | *[[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]] | ||
| + | *[[Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth]] | ||
| + | *[[Historiography of the British Empire]] | ||
| + | *[[History of capitalism]] | ||
| + | *[[Indirect rule]] | ||
| + | *[[List of British Empire-related topics]] | ||
| + | *[[Order of the British Empire]] | ||
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The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for a substantial time was the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery, which began with the maritime explorations of the 15th century, that sparked the era of the European colonial empires.
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See also
- All-Red Route
- British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
- British Empire Exhibition
- British Empire in fiction
- Colonial Office
- Flags of the British Empire
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
- Historiography of the British Empire
- History of capitalism
- Indirect rule
- List of British Empire-related topics
- Order of the British Empire
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