How did The British Empire rule the World?

How did Great Britain rule the World?

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[MrStickyMouse]

''You either have an Empire or you're in someone else's''

[Fishingtuts]

British: We want a peace of everyone's country.

[cameronavon]

The biggest reason for the success of the British empire which is overlooked - its an island. Not bogged down by land conflicts in Europe, forced them to develop their navy.

[darrenh]

A major brilliance of the British Empire, and one that makes it very unique, was the creation of the Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Newfoundland. What better way to keep people far away loyal to you than to create nations for them to self-govern? Other empires were constantly at odds with their far-away subjects; Britain made her subjects partners (at least in theory).

[geerap]

Land: Exist
British: Hippity hoppity that's my property

[libyjomy]

'if u see fish fighting each other
that means an Englishman passed by'
an old proverb

[DEIMOSLOL]

Another point to add is that steam power (industrialization) originated in England out of the discovery/necessity of coal. Coal was used for heat during winter but only so much could be mined. As people tried to dig deeper they started to hit water- the Newcomen steam engine was invented to burn coal and pump water out of these mines which meant they could dig for coal even further than before and thus the first engine was born and converted into other uses.

[dnshable]

How one island country ruled a quarter of the world is just mind boggling.

[plawskiphoto]

"...given that the nation was an island the likelihood of being invaded or conquered was somewhat lower that a country that was surrounded on all sides by foreign powers." Me: cries in Polish :'(

[joecook]

"Some peoples saw the oceans as a barrier, some as a roadway."
My university teacher said, anyway.

[Bashisfaction]

What a great time to be alive. Thank you for the video.

[danielfield]

“He who commands the sea has command of everything” Themistocles (524-459 BC)

[gutsjoestar]

France i control the ground
British : I control the world

[Harry-nczi]

It still amazes me that Britain as such a small country basically ruled the world at somepoint 🇬🇧

[rickrandom]

Mongol Empire and British Empire are quite similar. Both had revolutionary new weapons technology which enabled fast conquers. They spread fast around the world, then fractured to smaller realms, like Golden Horde, USA, Chagatai Khanate and Australia or people they have conquered became independent.

[HikmaHistory]

Still find it amazing that such a small country could have such a large empire!

[davidnicholls]

What is amazing was how few British people were involved in ruling this Empire. The government department that "ran" India had about 3000 people!

[oliversherman]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

[GeneralFactCheck]

Englands quick transition from Dark Age, hyper-violent, rural peasant society to History's most powerful, impressive, and sophisticated Civilization is the most interesting story of all time in my opinion.

[juliancollante]

The world : "Why do you want everyone's land?"
Britain: "Yes"