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This monarch's reign from 1837 to 1901 saw the British Empire reach its greatest territorial extent, earning her the title Empress of India.
- Queen Victoria
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Anne
- Queen Mary I
This massive subcontinent was often called the jewel in the crown of the British Empire due to its immense economic and strategic importance.
- Australia
- India
- South Africa
- Canada
This trading company, established in 1600, effectively ruled large parts of India before the British government took direct control in 1858.
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Dutch East India Company
- British East India Company
- Royal African Company
This country, colonized by the British in 1788, was initially used as a penal colony for transported convicts from Britain.
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Canada
- South Africa
At its peak, the British Empire was said to be the empire on which the sun never sets, meaning it had territories on every one of these.
- Ocean
- Climate zone
- Hemisphere
- Continent
This African diamond and gold-rich region was the site of wars between the British and Dutch-descended settlers called Boers from 1880 to 1902.
- Rhodesia
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Nigeria
This famous British naval hero defeated Napoleon's fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 but died during the victory.
- Duke of Wellington
- Sir Francis Drake
- Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Captain James Cook
This North American country gained dominion status in 1867, becoming one of the first self-governing nations within the British Empire.
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
- South Africa
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