How The Queen S Modern Commonwealth Compared To The Former British Empire
The Commonwealth is a free association of independent states under the British monarch, while the British Empire, the largest in history, was composed of dominions, colonies, mandates, and other territories acquired since the 16th century. For more than a century, the empire was hailed as the foremost global power. At its peak in 1921, the British ruled a population of 570 million people, covering more than 14 million square miles—a quarter of Earth’s total land area....