The British had secured their hold on the territory by issuing promissory notes to multiple claimants: Arab élites were offered the prospect of an independent kingdom or nation; Zionists, the ...

The phrase 'the sun never sets on the British Empire' will no longer be true. ... UTC), the sun will have set on all British territory for the first time in over 200 years. ...

What are the British Overseas Territories? These remnants of the once-mighty British Empire now amount to 14 specks scattered across the globe, from sun-soaked Caribbean islands to barren outposts ...

These territories are vestiges of the vast British Empire, now reduced to 14 dots on the map, ranging from balmy Caribbean retreats to desolate Antarctic stations.

BIG TERRITORY ADDED TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE; What the Capture of Sokoto, in Central Africa, Means. The Once Great Fulah Empire at an End -- Conquered Region Contains 500,000 Square Miles.

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.