its just that whenever i look at a history of many countries, its always "independance from great britian." usa - independance. hong kong - independance. african countries - independance from britian. many others - independance. did britian once rule many countries in the world?
2007-06-29 03:57:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Not really, when they were at a peak they had France and Spain to contend with. All three held outside territories as well.
2007-06-29 04:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Mike L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No only one third of it the French had another third and a third was never interesting enough for either the British or French.
Portuguese naval power was never a threat to the British, Portugal is Great Britain's longest ally in history.
2007-06-29 11:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, britain was once a world superpower. The saying was, "The sun never sets on the British Empire." Because GB had colonies all around the world... the sun was up somewhere in the world at all times.
2007-06-29 11:02:01 · answer #3 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, they ruled the world's seas for a long time before Portugal stepped their naval power up
2007-06-29 11:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by F1reflyfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THey have owned a lot...They used to have a lot of power but now not so much...They didnt rule the world
2007-06-29 11:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is britian in awstralya?
2007-06-29 11:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont think so
2007-06-29 11:10:13 · answer #7 · answered by 129 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋