Who came up with the motto 'The sun never sets on the British Empire'?

lilbuggie07

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." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_empire_on_which_the_sun_never_sets [Added reference link - McG] Oct 19 07, 1:00 PM

igotmeajd

See Question #37864. 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." http://athena.english.vt.edu/~jmooney/3044annotationsp-z/sunneversets.html http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question37864.html Oct 19 07, 1:09 PM

star_gazer

This site lists is as an "anonymous student": http://www.friesian.com/british.htm Oct 19 07, 10:46 PM