Map Of The British Empire. * map highlights the british empire with current country boundaries. Expansion of british empire approximately from 16th to 20th century.

The british empire information powerpoint 4.5 (2 reviews) last downloaded on. Map of the british empire. Here you can access a series of online maps, helping provide an interactive birdseye view of british history.

During the napoleonic wars, british naval supremacy enabled it to annex overseas territories from france, and by extension, its confederate, the dutch.

This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. British empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of great britain and the administration of the british government. There are many reasons why these colonies were established, but one of the principal reasons. The british empire was the greatest empire the world has ever seen, and for more than a century britain was the foremost global power.