You can sign in to vote the answer.Still have questions? And it means that: the empire was so big and it stretched across the world so much that there was always part of the empire that had sun light, so the sun never set on the British empire.The British empire covered parts of Europe, Africa, The middle-east, India, Asia, Australia, and North America. So many that when the sun was setting on one, it was rising on another. It expanded across the whole world, like america,india, and parts of africa. Get your answers by asking now.Teacher writes mock obit to protest school reopeningsGeena Davis says roles were 'scarce' after she turned 40Disney's 'Mulan' release plan could change film industryIt's decision time: Biden's VP choice could make history And it means that: the empire was so big and it stretched across the world so much that there was always part of the empire that had sun light, so the sun never set on the British empire. However, if the UK loses one tiny territory, it will experience its first Empire-wide sunset in over two centuries. It expanded across the whole world, like america,india, and parts of africa. AT the time this was said, the British empire was huge.
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The Sun never sets on all fourteen British territories at once (or even thirteen, if you don’t count the British Antarctic Territory). so the sun never set because it was daylight hours somewhere in the world with a british colonyIt meant that the territory of the Empire extended all around the world.
so, when they said that the sun never set on the british empire, they meant sure, it wud set on britain or watever, but somewhere on earth, part of their empire would still have sun. The sun never sets on all 14 British territories at once (or even 13, if you don’t count the British Antarctic Territory).
This may or may not be true.In my view, that means British Empire had control almost all over the world (they had the biggest empire in history). Interesting. Technically, the Sun Still Never Sets Over the British Empire Despite all the pageantry of the last two days, it is a truth universally acknowledged that the British Empire ain’t what it used to be. It was always day time somewhere in the Empire, therefore the sun never set on it.They occupied territories all over the world. the americas, india, japan, europe, etc. AT the time this was said, the British empire was huge.
And that's why sun never sets, so in some colonies might set the sun, but in other sun still shining, so it never ends. the british used to have A LOT of land and empires around the world. The meaning of the words is, of course, quite clear - that the British Empire spanned the entire globe with the result that the sun was always up in some part of the Empire. The sun may never set on British misconceptions about our empire | British empire | The Guardian Some part of it would always be in daylight.It meant that because Britain had so much territory on the globe, that no matter what time of day it was, somewhere on the planet, there was a British territory that was in daylight.maybe they were always busy and rest (night) didn't exist .......?
AKA, the sun never sets on the British Empire.at one time the british empire had colonies spread across the world.
hope i helped! Remember to use quotation marks and to format long quotations by indenting with the " tool in the menu bar.If memory serves, I'm pretty sure it was an Aussie who told me the reason 'The sun never sets on the British Empire' was because God didn't trust a pom in the dark. The meaning of the words is, of course, quite clear - that the British Empire spanned the entire globe with the result that the sun was always up in some part of the Empire.