>>Britain's wealth was tied up in far away colonial dominions that understandably wanted to take that wealth with them. Any citations on Britain's wealth being

>>Britain's wealth was tied up in far away colonial dominions that understandably wanted to take that wealth with them. Any citations on Britain's wealth being tied up? At least in case of India, it was reverse with Britain extracting wealth out of India for most of its stay. It is like saying a thief's money is tied up in the house they wanted to robe.