On Apr 19, 2009, at 10:28 PM, dredmond at efn.org wrote:
> On Sun, April 19, 2009 7:11 pm, Shane Mage wrote:
>
>> British Empire lasted but a century (from Victoria to Attlee).
>
> The British Empire lasted much longer than that -- from the time
> Britain
> became a major colonial power (1700 or so) to the 1950s, or 250
> years. If
> you're referring to hegemony, then yes, Albion had about a century of
> global primacy.
The British empire became the British Empire when Disraeli appointed Victoria Emperor of India. The title of Emperor disappeared when India became independent.
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos