History of the British Empire: 1707-2017

Watch the History of the largest Empire in the history of the world, the British Empire. From the Kingdom of England to the British Empire, and finally to today's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[TerrierMartello]

927—1066 "The English Menace"
1066—1603 "Attack Of The English"
1603—1707 "Revenge Of The British"
1707—1801 "A New Empire"
1801–1914 "Return Of The Empire"
1914—1945 "The British Awaken"
1945—1997 "The Last Brit"
1997—2020 "The British Saga"

[Lemonator]

You forgot the british occupation of Germany and japan after ww2, the British occupation left japan in 1952

[gamerzooh]

this is why the whole world almost can speak english

[stevenbricks]

HAIL BRITANNIA 🇬🇧!!

British empire 🇬🇧 (1583-1997)

Uk 🇬🇧
Ireland 🇮🇪
Gibraltar 🇬🇮
Canada 🇨🇦
Usa 🇺🇸
Bahamas 🇧🇸
Dominica 🇩🇲
Jamaica 🇯🇲
Belize 🇧🇿
Bermuda 🇧🇲
Guiana
Falklands island
Antarctica 🇦🇶
Egypt 🇪🇬
Sudan 🇸🇩
South Sudan 🇸🇸
Kenya 🇰🇪
Uganda 🇺🇬
Tanzania 🇹🇿
Zambia 🇿🇲
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Botswana 🇧🇼
South Africa 🇿🇦
Swaziland 🇸🇿
Namibia 🇳🇦
Nigeria 🇳🇬
Ghana 🇬🇭
Lesotho 🇱🇸
Malawi 🇲🇼
Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
Somalia 🇸🇴
Gambia 🇬🇲
Israel 🇮🇱
Palestine 🇵🇸
Cyprus 🇨🇾
Iraq 🇮🇶
Kuwait 🇰🇼
Jordan 🇯🇴
Oman 🇴🇲
Yemen 🇾🇪
Uae 🇦🇪
Qatar 🇶🇦
Bahrain 🇧🇭
Pakistan 🇵🇰
India 🇮🇳
Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Myanmar 🇲🇲
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Malaysia 🇲🇾
Singapore 🇸🇬
North Borneo
Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
Tuvalu 🇹🇻
Fiji 🇫🇯
Wake island
Vanuatu 🇻🇺
Niue 🇳🇺
Cook Islands 🇨🇰
Kiribati 🇰🇮
Solomon Islands 🇸🇧
Pitcairn 🇵🇳
Norfolk 🇳🇫
Tokelau 🇹🇰
Tonga 🇹🇴
Malta 🇲🇹
Australia 🇦🇺
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Ascension Island
Hawaii
Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Wei hai
Grenada 🇬🇩
Barbados 🇧🇧
St kitts
Antigua
Anguilla 🇦🇮
Baker island
Bengal
Brunei 🇧🇳

[ioannis]

I like that you put the islands in greece too. Good job!

[imperiumromanum]

People talk about how the British Empire don't exist anymore, it still has some small island territories and it still technically owns Australia and Canada but that's were things get complicated

[MrCrow-xgel]

It's amazing how a small island managed to conquer all this land

[FriscoDojenia]

Took me a while to make this, and I would say that ~95% of the map is correct. Nonetheless, enjoy!

[drksideofthewal]

It’s funny to think, the United States was a rival, not a colony, for most of the British Empire’s existence.

[leviph]

You forgot the colonization of Manila In 1762-1764

[philippinemapping]

Also British Empire Invade Philippines in 1762-1764

[ishanplayz]

Just to help you improve India was independent from the British in 1947 Keep up the awesome work...I am proud to be Indian. :D

[kwookiegaming]

0:43 slide to the left
2:08 slide to the right
3:01 cha cha real smooth

[JuliaABltd]

Thank you for the video! Very informative! Nice music)

[stephenmurphy]

26 of the 32 counties of Ireland gained independence in 1922, but remained a dominion of the empire known as the Irish Free State until 1949, officially becoming the Republic of Ireland.

[star_wars_ikilisi]

No way they even colonised Antartrica and they were literally ruling the waves 😭😭

[ShivBachanBag]

India, Pakistan and Ceylon were dominions were dominions for very brief periods in 1940s and 50s. So you've done a bit of error.

[ImperialStreak]

Great video! However, you might have missed Bencoolen, cos Bencoolen/Bengkulu was colonised by the British from the mid-1700s until the Anglo-Dutch treaty caused Bencoolen to be transferred to Dutch rule and Melaka/Malacca to be transferred from Dutch rule to British rule. The British also briefly took over the Dutch East Indies during the Napoleonic wars.

[annabellesusas]

Do a French empire history every year please.

[vedantg.]

even remembered british occupation of austria. very nice