Channel: WonderWhy

Category: Education

Tags: united kingdomgreat britainbritish empireinvaded90% of countries

Description: First 500 people to sign-up get TWO months of Skillshare completely free: skl.sh/wonderwhy Did you know that Great Britain have invaded 90% of the countries all the world that exist today at some point in their history? Amazing, right? Or is it...? I look at the claim that Britain have invaded 90% of the countries in the world in more detail to find out to what extent this is really true. The fact originates from a book entitled "All the countries we've ever invaded and the few we never got round to", released in 2012 by Stuart Laycock. Here's a link of you're interested: amazon.co.uk/All-Countries-Weve-Ever-Invaded/dp/0752479695 Even though the book quite a bit sensationalised, and I disagree with a lot of countries that have been "invaded", I still really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in British history. Music: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free Brittle Rille - Kevin MacLeod Map that I made for the video: imgur.com/dyun0Et