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England colonises Ireland.
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There have technically been 3 empires, the first in France, lost by 1558
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Independence - 1783
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They unite in 1707 when the English Parliament and the Scottish Parliament sign the Acts of Union. They are now the United Kingdom.
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The only serious loss of territory was the loss of the 13 American colonies in the American Revolution of 1776 – 1783, which became the United States of America.
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There have technically been 3 empires, the second in North America, which became the United States of America after 1776
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The year they occupied Sierra Leone (western africa)
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Independence - 1997 (to China)
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Independence: 1947 (but were still under the british control till 1950).
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Independence - 1942 (They were occupied, but they had the freedom to decide for themselves.)
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Independenca - 1934
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Britain was still the world's most developed nation until around 1913 when she was surpassed by America
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Independence - 1960
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The British Empire was at its largest territorial expansion after the First World War – after 1918, until the 1940’s, consisting of over 25% of the world's population and 30% of its area.
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Independence - 1963
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The British Empire was at its largest territorial expansion after the First World War – after 1918, until the 1940’s, consisting of over 25% of the world's population and 30% of its area.
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There have technically been 3 empires, the third was global, which became the modern Commonwealth of Nations after 1949, each of them being larger than the one before.