England’s First Overseas Colony (That Sowed The Seeds Of Empire)

How early was it?

Grant Piper
5 min readJun 14, 2024

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(Public domain)

At its peak, the British Empire was one of the largest empires in world history. The British had colonies and territories stretching from Oregon to Sri Lanka and from Hong Kong to South Africa. The famous saying said that the British Empire was so large that the sun never set on it. But the British Empire did not appear…

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Grant Piper

Professional writer. Amateur historian. Husband, father, Christian.