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Catherine Taylor, Matt Martino, Joshua Byrd and Georgina Piper

Britain used to rule a quarter of the world. What happened?

For centuries, British monarchs — including Queen Elizabeth II — ruled over vast swathes of the globe as head of the most powerful empire in history. 

Even as it has crumbled, its legacy of colonialism lives on in the countries forever changed by British imperialism.

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