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The famous phrase was as much about the relative geo-political strength of the empire in the 18th and 19th centuries as much as it has to do with actually being
by giobox 4y ago
The famous phrase was as much about the relative geo-political strength of the empire in the 18th and 19th centuries as much as it has to do with actually being able to see a sunset... but feel free to take it literally if you like.
- blibble 4y agothis subthread is literally about geography
- giobox 4y agoIts literally about the quote widely used to generally describe the nature of 19th century British power, but ok! > The sun never sets... > https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-empire-on-which-the-sun-never-sets.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-empire-on-which-the-...