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RE: Hello AF from British_Atheist.
June 14, 2010 at 8:49 am
(June 14, 2010 at 8:42 am)Tiberius Wrote: (June 14, 2010 at 8:36 am)Ace Wrote: Tis a very old island, home to a very old race.
Ruled over by a very old line of tyrants.
Indeed. Then again all nations have their dark side. No such thing as a clean history.
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RE: Hello AF from British_Atheist.
June 14, 2010 at 9:37 am
I didn't know it was called "Great" just because of the size. Thanks for the info Ace. I thought it was also to do with the obnoxious (to say the least) British Empire or whatever.
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RE: Hello AF from British_Atheist.
June 14, 2010 at 2:11 pm
(June 14, 2010 at 9:37 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: I didn't know it was called "Great" just because of the size. Thanks for the info Ace. I thought it was also to do with the obnoxious (to say the least) British Empire or whatever.
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We actually had two empires. The first was based on peace and trade, which made the country extremely rich. The vast amount of wealth soon turned into corruption and power which lead to the second empire, the empire of conquest and sheer military power. The empire reached it's peek on 1922, after that date it started to die. The empire had it's last breath on 1991. When it gave back Hong Kong.
If you look at all the members of the commonwealth of nations. You'll see that all the nations that are part of it were once territories held by the British Empire. Which is why some say the Empire isn't really dead.
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RE: Hello AF from British_Atheist.
June 15, 2010 at 12:26 am
Welcome to the forums.
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