The Current British Empire (As of 2021)

The modern day British empire, or; British Overseas Territories.
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[@luisdaa]

So technically the United Kingdom still has territories in every continent. *Europe* Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man *Asia* British Indian Ocean Territory Akrotiri and Dhekelia *Africa* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha *North America* Bermuda Anguilla Cayman Islands Montserrat British Virgin Islands Turks and Caicos Islands *South America* Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands *Antarctica* British Antarctic Territory *Oceania* Pitcairn

[@edwardharris2388]

Daniel Ayon 😱 omg! The sun hasn’t set on the british empire! Yay

[@JosephSivits]

> includes Caribbean Islands in North America > Doesn't include the British Isles as a part of Europe K

[@christyoneill6259]

Ireland?

[@dancastell5202]

Christy O'Neill is its own country obviously

[@terilyte3152]

The Carribean islands are in North America. Which continent would you include them on?

[@Thndrstrike]

One time I tweeted about the Pitcairn Islands and their Twitter account tried to convince me to move there

[@MrBananatree64]

Don't. They'll give you free land, but at a cost. Their mayor has been convicted for child abuse (rape). He was incarcerated in New Zealand for a few years. On top of that the entire island has been inbreeding, I wouldn't trust the people there at all to be honest.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Lewis Newcombe or you just get free land stick a fence round it and call yourself an empire

[@StarlMarshmo]

Probably want some new genes in the area

[@natenae8635]

Lewis Newcombe what does that have to do with a newcomer it’s not like they will eat you alive

[@lafox2833]

@@MrBananatree64 I love how that's worse for you than being in the middle of the ocean with basically no contact to the outside world, I'd never live there even if they were the nicest people people on earth

[@Cheeekss]

5 years ago. Title: (As of 2021)

[@johnathonjordon8148]

Lmao

[@WhizzKid2012]

he was updating it.

[@Constantine_xP]

Funfact: The sun Still doesn't set.

[@-thatonefoo]

Digvijay Yadav noob just a big fat NOOB

[@unimmature2088]

@Digvijay Yadav Dude, I get it, us Indians don't get jokes. But that is just a straight up fact right there. (Btw your english)

[@Jozua2323]

True

[@unimmature2088]

@Digvijay Yadav bhai mai bhi Indian hu🙄 bas ye keh raha hu ki vo ek fact hai ki sun abtak set nahi karta

[@sirk603]

Digvijay Yadav what are you trying to say?

[@Sn0wjunk1e]

Your "main channel" seems more like a side channel to me XD

[@richardhills6952]

It’s the aws equivalent for him

[@larchange1657]

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[@valjadsplodgny4455]

You sound jealous snowjunkie. This is a well presented study probably on a tight budget but no worse for that. I hope he keeps doing these friendly expositions - which we may agree or disagree with. 😁

[@_Wakaz_]

This channel is honestly his best channel.

[@davidsilverfield835]

Yeah

[@major7thsmcgee973]

In 10 years you'll be making a video about the Sealand Empire.

[@rustywastakenwastaken]

Only 6 more years

[@major7thsmcgee973]

@@rustywastakenwastaken I can feel it already

[@piepieraedpie]

No 1 year more =) Then it’s fair

[@NyalBurns]

@@rustywastakenwastaken ha

[@LuigiLong]

Actually, very interesting! One small point of interest: Gibraltar, part of the UK that drives on the right-hand side of the road.

[@andknuckles101]

But the incorrect side...

[@nikkiholdmeier7678]

@@andknuckles101 for the UK people

[@TheLocalLt]

Yep kind of like how the American Virgin Islands drive on the left, a carryover from their days as the Danish West Indies

[@lizardink2900]

A good objective video. One minor point is that the UK and GB are not interchangeable as Northern Ireland are part of the UK and not GB.

[@josephinestalin7414]

I'm from the U.K but not Brittian I'm from scotland

[@lizardink2900]

@@josephinestalin7414 Britain the geographical place includes Scotland. The political union of Great Britain includes Scotland. Scotland is part of Britain. Great Britain was formed with the union of England and Scotland in 1707.

[@josephinestalin7414]

@@lizardink2900 yes but Britain is the main island and although Scotland is part of it, the islands around mainland Scotland technically aren't as they aren't part of the main island also known as Britain

[@neurotica5461]

@@lizardink2900 Britain is only the main island the smaller islands that belongs to Scotland is not part of Britain

[@derekhorne8076]

That's true. 'Britain' is the largest of the islands (ie England, Scotland and Wales). The British Isles however include the main island, the whole island of Ireland, the Scottish Islands, the Isle of Man, Angelsea, the Isle of Wight, the Scilly Isles and, I believe, (though could be wrong) the Channel Isles

[@pedrotaq]

you're going to trigger some argentinians with that pic

[@germanempireball617]

They deserve it. They should know the world belongs to the British. I'm from the 13 colonies

[@sheavey7413]

+Germanempire Ball good on you at least someone remembers their heritage

[@babiecathegreat163]

Germanempire Ball The world might Belong to Britain now, but Eventually someone Stronger will come. Rome did not survive and Neither Shall Brittania.

[@dansegelov305]

Agustín Risatti . What do you mean 'cultural enrichment?' (I'm English, so make sure you have your facts straight before you make a fucking moron of yourself!)

[@logicc9774]

Germanempire Ball same, ny boi rn

[@boxlagTTG71]

The British Empire still exists “technically “

[@InternationalSongs]

The Crown Dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom. They are self-governing possessions of the Crown. They are however, considered internationally as "territories for which the UK is responsible".

[@erwannleligerien3771]

Yes it's not like the French overseas territories with the "départements" (part of France without autonomy: all the territories but not Polynesia and Caledonia) and the "collectivités" (part of France with autonomy, a kind of protectorate: Polynesia and Caledonia).

[@rain-yg6lt]

InternationalSongs The Channel islands although a crown dependency is like an autonomous region of the UK. You guys have been left alone to make your own laws and trade agreements ect, however the UK technically owns you. You cannot declare independence and create a separate nation, the Queen is your head of state above all else.

[@berthayellowfinch5471]

internationSongs, OH NO THEY AREN'T!!!!

[@kitiowa]

Specifically the 3 dependencies are Dependencies of the Crown of England. Of course the "Crown of England" is subsumed in the Crown of the UK. The Monarch holds positions in the Dependencies because (s)he is Queen of England rather than of the whole of the UK. Elizabeth II is Duke of Normandy (in union with England) and that part of the Duchy of Normandy in Union with the Crown of England is the Channel Islands (the two Bailiwicks) and their dependencies (ie. Sark)

[@RainyGryphon]

@@kitiowa the Crown of Scotland inherited the Crown of England, I don't see your point?

[@chavoguerrero9560]

What about those countries with Union Jacks in the corner? Like Tuvalu 🇹🇻 for example?

[@bammmsource8941]

Chavo Guerrero a Union Jack doesn't mean shit. It's just another flag symbol. Most of those countries are fully autonomous.

[@johnathantaylor9926]

They are not part of the UK but part of the Commonwealth.

[@natenae8635]

BAMMM Source it means they have history with the 🇬🇧 and the uk is like only country in this position so you can say what you want but you would just be in denial

[@eddietuite732]

Fiji Tuvalu Australia and New Zealand are all in the commenwealth

[@danmagro2294]

Used to be a British colony

[@Ellanvannin03]

We in the Isle of Man are a crown dependency

[@brokkrep]

You are going to Brazil.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@brokkrep what? How do you know his holiday destination?

[@Ramseyaremassive]

Where also British 🇬🇧🇮🇲

[@Ellanvannin03]

@@Ramseyaremassive yes mate

[@johnlabus7359]

Bermuda is in the Atlantic Ocean, not the Caribbean Sea.

[@Eurobouy]

John Labus Bermuda uses the Bermudan Dollar whereas Anguilla & Montserrat use the Eastern Caribbean Dollar.

[@TheLocalLt]

John Labus it’s considered to be unofficially part of the Caribbean by tourists, that’s why he said that

[@larchange1657]

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[@xJoe90]

Do you drink a lot of coffee/sniff a lot of coke?

[@funkymonkeypimps]

No! We drink lots of coke n snort the coffee! Ingenious us Brits!

[@neilmichaelwalsh3940]

Lol

[@terguo]

Tea*

[@ifellintoasarchasm4487]

You can't drink coffee in England if you do you are sent to the tower of London and executed for treason

[@burntchickennugget8750]

Me? No no no.. hehe

[@bensanderson2523]

Ah yes as of 2020 (uploaded 4 years ago)

[@ParallaxRS]

The irony that Pitcairn has the smallest 'gene pool' in the world but rests in the largest 'water pool' (Pacific Ocean) in the world.

[@tobypenrose5178]

I’m pretty sure almost everyone from the island is related to the original group of pirates that settled there, but that might be wrong

[@siyacer]

Not ironic.

[@ParallaxRS]

@@siyacer irony /ˈʌɪrəni/ - the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

[@siyacer]

@@ParallaxRS And how's that ironic? The gene pool and Pacific ocean are completely different things. You wouldn't expect them to be anything like each other in the first place.

[@ParallaxRS]

@@siyacer Sorry let me change my 4 year old comment that 44 people have liked because someone doesn't like my use of the word ironic, which is widely believed to be an acceptable use of the word. Oh, while you're at it, phone up Alanis Morissette and claim that all of the things in her 1996 hit song 'Ironic' aren't ironic, just unlucky.

[@THE_REAL_POLITIK]

Napolean didn't actually break any laws the European powers couldn't kill him on top of everything he was very popular with the french military and people very mportant for keeping the balance of power on Europe

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@Matthew Thomson: You have a very strange view on legality and balance of power.

[@redmonkey_1756]

no.

[@veggiesupreme3556]

I suppose they might not have wanted to Martyr him with a public execution. Exiling someone until they die naturally seems like a better approach

[@THE_REAL_POLITIK]

@@veggiesupreme3556 Not True Actually, prior to his final defeat at the battle of the nations in 1813Napolean was offered to remain as Emperor of France, however only within Frances natural borders. It wasn't until Napoléon Returned to France in violation of his exile did the Coalition decide the French wouldn't be able to keep conquered territory in Belgium and Italy. Remember all the dudes at the Congress of Vienna were either monarchs or related to monarchs so killing another monarch would set up a bad precedent.

[@zirru]

Title: as of 2020 Release date: Mar 25, 2017

[@airqx2808]

how could you have thought that putting the falklands in the thumbnail was a good idea

[@jamierobinson8390]

The reason pitcan use the new zealand dollar is because the only way to get on the island is on one of the supply boats from New Zealand that leave port every 3 months I think

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

His lack of education shines through!

[@larchange1657]

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[@nikkiholdmeier7678]

@@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming nobody doesn't even know about pitcan

[@jamessheerin121]

Queen:What should I give up for lent IRA Soilder: How about ya give up the North Queen:Nupe

[@paganphil100]

DirtOfTheGods: What is a "soilder"?

[@natenae8635]

James Sheerin soldier 😆

[@natenae8635]

James Sheerin what ever makes you feel better

[@pjmoseley243]

I respect the Irish and the Ulster people, let democracy be our guide. God Save The Queen!

[@adhamhmacconchobhair7565]

People that read that comment might want to know: Irish people call northern Ireland "the north" English people call the north of England "the north"

[@almightysosa3007]

If I’ve been to one of the overseas territories, am I technically allowed to say I’ve visited Britain

[@xp_studios7804]

""Britain"" is an island. The sovereign state is the United Kingdom, although technically the crown colonies aren't "part" of the United Kingdom, but essentially, you have not visited Britain, but you have visited the UK.

[@almightysosa3007]

XP_Studios thanks for clearing that up, I always get confused on the England, vs Britain, vs United Kingdom part of things.

[@StudyingIsFun]

@@xp_studios7804 Great Britan is an island, not Britan

[@1wuzgray325]

relax and talk more slowly. It'll improve the viewer experience and lower you blood pressure.

[@thefreudiantheoryofpenisen2197]

1wuz gray will it improve the user experience? He speaks at a good pace

[@drey8]

@@thefreudiantheoryofpenisen2197 he speaks like a really excitable nerd.

[@Olav3D]

I like how he talks.

[@HeitorSpecian]

Lol

[@cillianmcneela4645]

You forgot to mention that Ascension Island is well known for spam calls because of its premium call rates

[@larchange1657]

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[@_Wakaz_]

@@larchange1657 bruh stop

[@SeanMacadelic]

@@_Wakaz_ nah

[@SeanMacadelic]

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[@ripoutyourintestines5099]

Why are the French saying its its theirs lmao didn't you guys lose all those islands? TO US?

[@The3d_darklord]

now you can do a video about what countries used to be the British Empire

[@ibx2cat]

that video would be basically talking about the whole world

[@arsenalgooner401]

ibx2cat hi

[@tomasroma2333]

ibx2cat. yeah I think there are only around 5 countries the British empire has not gone to war with!

[@calum5975]

Thebuffetplayer that's misleading. There are 5 countries the British military has not had aome form of military presence in, be it for UN Peacekeeping, alliances, or invasion.

[@tomasroma2333]

Calum Champion I apologise I heard the fact from a friend.

[@sircharizardiii9079]

I loved the way the info was delivered; quick, precise and very educational 10/10 👌

[@Ziggletooth]

The Falklands are not controversial. Every country in the world and it's residents recognize it as British except Argentina. It's on the same level as North Korea's many ridiculousness claims. Nobody cares.

[@matirei3266]

Latin america is on Argentinian side actually

[@derkguez8590]

@@matirei3266 But they know it's bullshit lmao. Defending your mom even though you know she's wrong.

[@itsmesoitis4059]

@@derkguez8590 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣

[@itsmesoitis4059]

Think they voted like 98.9% to be British you know the islanders lol

[@matirei3266]

@@itsmesoitis4059 you mean the british living in the island? There's a reason why the referendum was illegal mate

[@priyaxo8116]

Strange how most of the British ex colonies like US,Canada,Australia,New Zealand are prosperous and wealthy while the French,Spanish,Dutch are comparatively poor.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

Mack T It's because they mostly left without much violent resistance. whereas france sent their military to algeria to retake it, spain had the communist revolutions, and the netherlands didn't really have any land that wasn't plundered by japan

[@Jeuro38]

You'll remarck that the ones you mentionned are made of settled UK populations; the rest of them are poorer ( India, Pakistan, ...) just like the French, Spanish, etc ones that are made predominantly of local populaions (Algeria, Bolivia, ...)

[@alejog2001]

Mack T thats not true, and the countries conquered by Spain and Portugal were conquered to steal their resources( and shit, they stole a fucking lot), the UK conquered rather more for land and strategic points.

[@henrygoodall9520]

yeah but all the British colonies don't have many of their native people left because they were killed.

[@alejog2001]

Henry Goodall here they were also killed, the only American country that has some local people is Paraguay, but in the other cases i think it is pretty leds than 1% of the population

[@limburgishmapping7166]

anguilla does not share an island that island is shared by france and the netherlands

[@carolinekelly3415]

Thank you for sharing this video!!!

[@fnamelname9077]

I love your voice haha. You're like the Yahtzee of history, geography, and maps, and stuff. Lol. Never change!

[@ZaneBrockman]

Green screen is good but please show more of your shoulders. You look like a floating head

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

LOL "in some ways scotland "feels" shafted" ----hahahaha its funny cos they have the best deal of anyone.

[@willtattersall1940]

polonose 00 I can't tell if your American or British

[@cameronbeattie3087]

Hardly.We’re currently being taken out of the EU against our will, so don’t see how that’s a good deal but ok

[@Alto53]

@@cameronbeattie3087 by that logic so is London. Fortunately, the United Kingdom doesn't work in such selfish ways.

[@lizardlegend42]

@Darth Wheezius Exactly! London alone has almost the same population as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.

[@parahandy9029]

@@lizardlegend42 @Liam If only someone had made London a country over 1100 years ago - that functioned as such for almost 800 years - then your point would be valid. By that "population" logic, London has more right to be a country than almost 50% of the worlds nations - but in reality, it doesn't....

[@XYZUNKNOWN]

Thanks for uploading.

[@gjerdeanders]

I love your enthusiasm! Really interesting video

[@demetriosb5758]

I wonder when the sun finally set on the British empire. Like when the last colony across the globe finally broke away, was that the last sun set on the British Empire?

[@ibx2cat]

The sun has not set on the British empire in hundreds of years, they're spread out enough that that is going to be the case for quite some time

[@MarforSonOfLucifer]

Hong Kong - 1996

[@ao-vd8py]

Demetrios b Hong Kong left in 1997 but the sun still doesn't set on places controlled by Britain

[@iancartwright3015]

Never

[@lokaloka75]

Demetrios b very unlikely, because the Pitcairn Islands only has 50 people... Don't think a country with 50 people can support itself...

[@allieniner675]

Australia was the best island Britain ever owned... 🇦🇺

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

Allie Niner australia is a continent

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

Public Chat Official sorry yeah. I wasn't thinking, thanks for correcting that.

[@bigmeme8266]

New Zealand and Canada > Australia

[@mcmrfts9486]

Allie Niner Great Britain?

[@Azaelris]

Australias purpose was to be used as a jail. It also has a incredibly racist history.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

I'm very lucky to come across this. I never knew you had a second channel like this

[@matthewneylon6966]

When I put the speed at 50% on your videos, it sounds just as enthusiastic, just way more faded haha.

[@ksleep6088]

The Empire where the sun never sets!

[@TheGreatCornholio.]

But it was posted in 2017...

[@Strdyaftrnoon]

Yeah I'm wondering the same

[@multiplyx100]

Brilliant video, really interesting! Well done!

[@khandokarcolimited8864]

Great report.

[@BigAlCapwn]

Surely "Cockburn" is pronounced "Coh-burn", no? Also it's not 'Saint Helen-ah', it's 'Saint Helee-nah'...my best friend if from there :)

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Al Capwn no is saint Helen

[@camoningerland8212]

Depends of what part of Britain your from. There's like 100 accents for a small island like wtf happened you can't find a town that has the same accent as another town or city.

[@camoningerland8212]

Some are informal and some aren't. You got an mancoonian (Manchester) accent which is informal as hell and then a London accent which is quite varied (the "drunk man" and the "rich posh plonker"

[@timothygermann780]

Falklands was not founded by the Spanish first. The french and British were there before the Spanish Arrived. Spain just sailed in with an Armada and took them through Colonial aggression. Britain threatened Spain with War unless they returned the Colony and Spain gave it back. Eventually Spain gave up its claim leaving Britain as the first and only remaining claimant. The British were the first humans on the island, the had a full time settlement there 75 years before Argentina existed as a country and there have been Brits living their uninterrupted for hundreds of years. Argentina's only claim is that they want them.

[@Videosss-ei1dx]

That´s a lie, the first humans in the islands were from France, then it came the British, but the terrotory was from France. Then France gave the terrotory to Spain. After that, a few years later Argentina was an independent country in 1816, so they gained the territory colonized by Spain, which that means Falklands were Argentinian at that point. In 1833 UK invaded Falklands and usurped the islands.

[@robertdavis4817]

Falkland islands claimed for Queen Elizabeth by John Davys 15c explorer and navigator. Feel free to check this.

[@abelnicolae]

you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about...

[@timothygermann780]

@@abelnicolae Wow, that's a cogent argument..

[@timothygermann780]

@@Videosss-ei1dx Nope, British were the first humans to ever step foot on the islands and first to claim them. Captain John Strong of the HMS Welfare On 27 January 1690. Also, Spain did not give the Islands to Argentina. When Spain left after their own attempt at colonial aggression, Argentina claimed them them by right of.... more colonial aggression. But Britain were the first humans, the first claimants and continually defended their sovereignty for hundreds of years. Then in 1850 Argentina formally renounced its claim in the Arana-Southern treaty and didnt mention it again for another hundred years until it was dredged up for use as a political diversion.

[@simondavid3546]

i quite enjoyed this

[@Eyre2eyre]

Great Video I enjoyed it

[@armstronggermany2995]

So the sun still nevers sets on the British Empire! We still have a financial and cultural Empire.

[@emib6599]

Financial empie is very debatable, as 5° world economy the influence is very limited, and whit the rising economy catching up, the economic influence is only getting worse.

[@camelpissdrinkernabimuhamm6611]

British empire is like nokia.

[@camelpissdrinkernabimuhamm6611]

@@emib6599 these overseas territories aren't self-sustainable and they are expensive to maintain as uk has to provide all the service and rations to the islanders from 7000 miles away.

[@incomingfreedom690]

Long live the Empire - From an American.

[@jmadmaxx7295]

ew no, the british empire is overrated. Persia's my pick.

[@qetoun]

@@jmadmaxx7295 TRAITOR!

[@ThisWontEndWell]

You never know when you might need some Brits to come and burn down the Whitehouse and Washington again to get rid of a president who thinks he can invade Canada lol

[@incomingfreedom690]

@@ThisWontEndWell Okay yeah that is true! 😂

[@maltesefalcon1944]

Interesting topics!

[@seantremble6927]

Great content

[@stefmyt5062]

Some people say that Toycat speaks really fast, I literally watch him on 2X speed and still keep up fine.

[@OKA4LIVE]

Exactly, I don't understand why people are making such a big deal out of it.

[@Fandorin63]

"As the Syrian troops were coming to a close with the support of the IGIL group in Syria, it suddenly turned out that somewhere behind us, all these years, British Defense Minister Michael Fallon helped us most in destroying terrorists," said the representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov. - According to Fallon, Britain since 2014 has made "invaluable" contribution to the campaign to undermine the potential of the "miserable sect" IGIL. And in the air, on land and at sea, the personnel of the British armed forces played a "huge role" in the fight against terrorists ... "

[@rugbylord_ru393]

good vid mate

[@skipalidon]

Oh!! I'm exhausted!! Fun video!

[@DannyBoi3316]

Born-and-bred American (Texan) I love democracy but I will be extremely upset if the British Monarchy ever Falls

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

They aren’t good, the UK Empire has done horrible things.

[@peterwilson5528]

Too much Amphetamine not a good idea if you are going to explain something really complicated.

[@Anakinuk007]

My geography has increased, even though I'll forget half of it, some knowledge will remain. Thanks

[@barrydsouza7580]

Excellent. Well done

[@CH-ek2bm]

Britain still kind of controls both entrances to the Mediterranean, as it has territories at both ends (Gibraltar and Akrotiri and Dhekelia)

[@TheLocalLt]

Yep most of the important islands for projecting power in the world are still possessions of the great powers.

[@hoosier-daddy6807]

So proud of my British heritage!

[@staticsfs6823]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@hoosier-daddy6807]

@@staticsfs6823 Static ....who hurt you 😅

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

You shouldn’t be.

[@hoosier-daddy6807]

@@LordDomielOfElysium I'll take your opinion under advisement ...but I think I'll wake up tomorrow still proud of my beautiful country!❤💙

[@U9DATE]

@@LordDomielOfElysium Britain made on of the biggest empires in history, so yes he should be. :)

[@slappy420usa]

You are super excited about geography and and the way it impacts politics, you make something usually thought of as dull very energetic,lol. Good work. I also thought Napolean was exhiled to Sardinia?

[@lauren9373]

Britain is a fascinating and amazing lil old place really

[@benjaminwalker7793]

The British was the first people to land on the Falkland therefore it belongs to the UK and the UK alone

[@freddyfazbearr1985]

WW2: bankrupts the UK The UK: YOU FOOL I HAVE 70 ALTERNATE ACCOUNTS!

[@johnathonjordon8148]

XD

[@LokiJotunn]

The Island the map labels as the British Indian Ocean Terroritory is actually called Diego Garcia, I've been their during my service in the Royal Marines. It's little more than the remains of a volcanic atoll, quite literally the rim of an extinct volcano's crater that forms a deep lagoon. It's one of the few places in the region deep enough for US aircraft carriers to dock for resupply making it a very strategic location for the US naval presence in that part of the world.

[@shukrijama4023]

I feel like us having Gibraltar is Like saying f u to Spain and to be honest I really like it

[@TB-qq5mr]

It's also been british for 2 and a half centuries

[@Mauricio24271]

So now I know why Spaniards hate the British with all their soul

[@jakobj58]

fun fact: tristan de cunha is one of the most lonely islands in the world. it doesnt have a airport and the only way to get out is with a boat which only comes about 7 times a year and has to drive a week to reach the next port in south africa

[@cameronoliver7905]

When I went to the raf museum they had an abandoned Argentina plane from that war

[@barbarahallinan1151]

co hd when i last looked you had no empire................

[@scooterstudios123]

+Barbara Hallinan ...Cool...

[@lokaloka75]

Barbara Hallinan when I last looked you were getting your ass whooped and your own leaders residence set on fire in 1812

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

++Epic Gandalf Guy++ Y' have t' feel sorry f' poor ol' Babs 'Allinan! (She's a nobody from a no hope country but doesn't like to admit it)

[@theannoyingrabbit7507]

@@barbarahallinan1151 last time i checked you lot where sitting in the corner eating your ass off with McDonald's and crying black lives matter and antifa

[@mickuljatheseagull]

Your Channel is great, really interesting. Just like to know when do you take a breath? To be honest I find that part of the attraction to your Channel. Amazing

[@jordanmatchett182]

Very good video enjoyed it alot love the british empire long live the empire and the queen

[@eliza1905]

Tbf, knowing about the British empire kinda boosts my ego a bit as a Brit

[@wills5945]

Nathan Austin lol why? That’s like Germany taking pride in when they took over continental Europe.

[@thebritace9351]

William Scott what’s wrong with having pride in your country 🇬🇧

[@wills5945]

thebrit:ace 93 again, like the Germans taking pride in their actions in world war 2. The British empire committed more atrocities over its time than any other empire.

[@thebritace9351]

William Scott so what, that was the empire of the past, the current people of Britain did not commit those ‘atrocities’ that was done by generations gone by and the current empire is that of the present not the past.

[@wills5945]

thebrit:ace 93 it’s not really an empire anymore though is it? I very much doubt the original comment meant that they were proud of a few islands scattered over the world. They were referencing when Britain reached 25% of the worlds landmass.

[@Giifgaaf]

A general once stated in 1910 "The sun jever sets on the british empire" meaning if britain held a terr with a far diffrent time span. The empire would still exist. That made me think about falkands and then the indian ocean terr. Then i was like "So really, the empire is still here"

[@matthiascerebri3315]

The Falkland War was indeed the shortest war of all history: 24 hours. But what you have technically forgotten is the fact that some countries, such as Nauru, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and so on do still have the queen as a supreme governor. So technically speaking it is still ruled by Great Britain.

[@creatinegains]

Matthias Cerebri I think the war of Zanzibar was shorter at 40m but it depends if that counts as a war lol

[@heatsofironfollower1650]

This guy is so happy making this video

[@michealdavis8305]

Long live the empire!!!

[@mikedrown2721]

Yeeesss

[@nikochapas1]

I'll have you know that when I stubbed my toe watering my spice garden, I only cried for 5 minutes

[@janejohnstone5795]

Wow,....this is very educational and interesting!!...Did Captain Cook and a Sir Francis Drake ,discover these places?

[@lizardlegend42]

I heard somewhere the Bermuda triangle is one of the only places in the world where compases point to true north instead of magnetic north. This messes up navigation equipment and is presumed to be responsible for most of the accidents there.

[@Devil-tm4nu]

I was born in RAF Akrotiri

[@CancerGaming56]

Cool!

[@WolfGamer2000YT]

SUPER-ULTRA-COOL

[@purpledevilr7463]

Hang on. This video says “as of 2020” but it was uploaded 4 years ago and it’s 2021.

[@adamfinnegan735]

Because nothing has changed since the video was uploaded

[@purpledevilr7463]

@@adamfinnegan735 yeah but if the video was uploaded 4 years ago, he titled a video “as of 2020” when it was 2017.

[@porchofgeese_crockpot]

You just gave me hope

[@Eurobouy]

British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is more than the 1 island you showed; but 7 atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, with over 1,000 individual islands. Fun fact about BIOT is its only one of two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other one is Gibraltar.

[@Allaiya.]

Long live the British Empire*

[@vallrikstone9420]

I'm an Australian citizen. Can I be a british empire citizen please?

[@robertlarner9935]

Wow!! take a breath mate : 0

[@RoryRose_]

I just found out about this channel! I've been subscribed to the main channel for so long and I only found this video when watching Real Life Lore! (it was in the related videos)

[@ilovebandersnatchs]

Just a quick note from someone from Jersey. We're a Bailiwick (containing surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks collectively named Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq), with our own financial, legal and judicial systems. We're have our own agreement with the EU - we're a third country, although we rely on the UK for our international relations and defense. We have our own currency, notably the 1 pound note (you can use UK money over here but you can't use Jersey money in the UK). We have our own political system (States of Jersey) but we have the Lieutenant Governor, who is the personal representative of the Queen. We're also *not* part of the UK. In recognition for help given to him during his exile in Jersey in the 1640s, King Charles II gave Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, bailiff and governor, a large grant of land in the American colonies in between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, which he promptly named New Jersey. We were (along with Guernsey) the only place in Britain to be occupied by the Nazis in WW2.

[@ibx2cat]

Thanks for the more in depth explanation!

[@ilovebandersnatchs]

I'm glad to help! Love the videos - keep it up!

[@demetriosb5758]

Fun Fact, Bermuda actually uses the Bermudian Dollar and the US dollar. Both are actually worth the same to make it easier for US tourists. My Aunt is actually from Bermuda but it's kinda funny because she doesn't really see herself as British

[@ImSuperer]

Demetrios b They're also not in the Caribbean: Bermuda is in the North Atlantic Ocean

[@ryansaghir4786]

When i saw the title of the video I directly thought of the Pitcairn islands which i have been researching for a long time and am too interested by them.

[@-SUM1-]

11:07 It is called Chagos. The indigenous islanders that were removed from the island were called Chagossians. The sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago is being disputed between the UK and Mauritius. The United Kingdom took the archipelago from Mauritian territory prior to Mauritius' independence.

[@OKA4LIVE]

Mhm. The UK took it illegally.

[@TheLocalLt]

The islanders were NOT indigenous they were brought there as laborers by the French settlers and later continued living and working for the British when they gained Mauritius. If they are indigenous then I, as a descendent of European settlers, am indigenous to America for being here just as long

[@anywherebuthere4389]

“In some ways England is shafted, in some ways Wales is shafted, and I guess in some ways Scotland feels like it’s shafted” Scottish Politics in a nutshell.

[@AthletixStuffChannel]

This is like saying to someone in a pub"so what d'you know about the remaining British territories?" and they talk for half an hour and your thinking"I could do with another beer" ...funny..enjoyed it though!

[@TTcool10]

Nice vid

[@badshot370]

Do you plan on ever going to New England? It's pretty much one megalopolis

[@badshot370]

that_pac12 yeah...

[@adrianatgaming8640]

BadShotGaming YT lol that megalopolis is streched out of new england look at maine vermont new hampshire and northern ny state they arent part of a mrgalopolis

[@nickvelez8648]

Boswash it starts at Boston and goes all the way down to Washington. It includes Boston providence Hartford New York Philadelphia Baltimore and DC

[@badshot370]

Nicholas Velez it triggers me that the only one you didn't capitalize is Providence

[@mrbrainbob5320]

BeniYuki Reaper in a weird way its both

[@danielburkeodonoghue7478]

what the world did to the UK at the time of the Falklands war was a disgrace. they put sanctions on them for defending brutish people. that is in my eyes disgusting

[@theopinionator7196]

Daniel Burke O Donoghue it was corrupt world being corrupt and failing history, plus the uk have 100% of right to the Falklands

[@danielburkeodonoghue7478]

Spartan Blaze yep, the people there are brits. It was just the west trying to look cool and anti imperialist

[@a88senna]

Ya coz the brits never fucked over anybody through the years, it's such a wonder the whole world doesn't love the UK

[@iamthecaptainofmysoul2293]

MP Senna88 if they didn't want to get fucked they wouldn't have bent over so easy

[@danielburkeodonoghue7478]

MP Senna88 I don't care what they did in the past.

[@kyawaung5836]

My three favourite British specks are in the descending order of preference: Falkland Islands, Guernsey and Anguilla

[@simonmay2030]

I very much enjoyed your video. Makes me want to visit these places ........ except Antarctica

[@hetanshthakore191]

isle of jersey guemsey and man are crown dependencies not crown colonies

[@MrBulky992]

And they are not "bally-wicks". The word is pronounced "bailey-wick" and the main man in charge of each of them is called the "bailiff", hence the name.