commanders of the British Empire (CBE), officers of the order of the British Empire (OBE), members of the order of the British Empire (MBE), British Empire medals (BEM) and companions of honor.
The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...
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