This was literally true by the early 20th century when British colonies spanned the globe ... Check out the list below of the sovereign countries Britain once ruled, along with their dates ...

While American colonies came together to form the United States of America, three countries were carved out of British India — India, Pakistan, and later Bangladesh. The following is the list ...

Denmark is one of the smaller countries of Europe and ... If the other colonial powers had all stayed allied against the British and not fought with one another, France might have kept most ...

The Queen was widely respected by Commonwealth countries, making her a "hard ... But the Commonwealth, comprised largely of former British colonies, has grappled with criticism for its imperialist ...

Those names loomed large in Sudan's colonial history ... which largely sought to assimilate Muslims in the countries it ruled, the British mostly advocated "self-rule," whereby local Muslims ...

But countries pay membership dues to the Commonwealth ... started in the United States also resonated in some former British colonies looking to separate themselves from the crown and who feel ...

Commonwealth countries adopted Saturday their first ocean ... island nation of Samoa as calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for reparatory justice for the trans-Atlantic slave trade ...

Commonwealth countries also carried an array of different ... and was the place where legal issues that arose in the British colonies came to be resolved. This meant that, in theory, all subjects ...

Commonwealth nations adopt 1st ocean declaration as former British colonies seek reparatory justice The Commonwealth represents a third of the world’s population, and 49 of its 56 countries have ...