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Who said "The sun never sets on the British Empire" and what was the exact quote?

Question #37864. Asked by bachus123.
Last updated Jan 23 2018.

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Brainyblonde
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Brainyblonde
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Under the pseudonym Christopher North, writer John Wilson composed a serious of articles for a long-running column called "Noctes Ambrosianae". Wilson as North wrote, "His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets," which was changed to the more user-friendly, "the sun never sets on the British Empire."

link http://americainwarandpeace.blogspot.com.au/2009/09/who-said-sun-never-sets-on-british.html

athena.english.vt.edu/~jmooney/3044annotationsp-z/sunneversets.html no longer exists

Response last updated by gtho4 on Jan 23 2018.
Aug 23 2003, 1:35 PM
lilbuggie07
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lilbuggie07
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The phrase "The Empire on which the sun never sets" (Spanish: El imperio en el que nunca se pone el sol) was first used to describe the Spanish Empire in the 16th century, and originates with a remark of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Charles I of Spain), who declared "in my realm the sun never sets."

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_empire_on_which_the_sun_never_sets



Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 17 2016.
Oct 19 2007, 1:00 PM
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This site lists is as an "anonymous student":

link http://www.friesian.com/british.htm

Oct 19 2007, 10:46 PM
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