WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British empire spanned the globe. This led to the saying that the sun never set on it, since it was always daytime somewhere in the empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nope. The United Kingdom controls fourteen overseas territories, which are mostly small islands, with some exceptions such as Gibraltar. Because of these, the sun still does not set on British controlled territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who came up with the phrase? The phrase was first made by Fray Francisco de Ugalde, Spanish, to King Charles 1. The phrase was later used when Britain acquired other territories. In 1852, Alexander Campbell used the phrase to express the dominion of Britain and America.

Detailed explanation-4: -At its peak the British Empire was the largest empire the world had ever known. It was said ‘the sun never sets on the British Empire’ because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous colonies or subject nations.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the nineteenth century, the British Empire expanded greatly, becoming the Empire on which ‘the sun never sets’.