“The empire on which the sun never sets” is a famous historical phrase used to describe sprawling global empires—most notably the Spanish and British Empires—whose territories were so vast that at least one part of their realm was always experiencing daylight

THE SPANISH EMPIRE

Origin: The phrase was originally coined in the 16th century for the Spanish (Habsburg) Empire under King Charles V. Because Charles also controlled the Holy Roman Empire, his vast European lands, and the newly colonized Americas, propagandists boasted that the sun never set on his domains. [1, 2]

Global Peak: By the late 1500s and early 1600s, writers such as Giovanni Battista Guarini and Francis Bacon specifically used the Italian and Latin versions of this phrase to describe the reign of Philip II, whose empire spanned the Americas, the Philippines, Africa, and Europe. [1]

THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Ascension: As Spain’s dominance waned, the phrase was later appropriated in the 18th and 19th centuries to describe the British Empire.

The Peak: At its zenith in the early 20th century, the British Empire covered roughly a quarter of the world’s land area and population. With territories encircling the globe from Canada and the Caribbean to Africa, India, and Australasia, the claim was literally true

THE IMMIGRATION “ARGUMENT”

NOTE; WHEN BRITISH COMPLAIN ABOUT IMMIGRATION – They probably forgot their empire rules over a Quarter of world population from far East (India and China)- to Far West – like British Columbia and Western United States… so

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