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India, often declared "the jewel in the crown" for the Empire, had won its independence just five years before. In 1952, British troops were fighting independence movements in Egypt and Kenya.

Below is a map from 1901 showing the “British Empire” at one of its peak periods. The map doesn't convey the extent of British influence, especially, in Latin America. This is what historians ...

An astonishing map shows every country ... It was the largest empire in history and the main global power, referred to as Pax Britannica. In 1912, the British Empire ruled over 412 million people ...

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