the british empire became the british commonwealth in 1907.
the british empire became the british commonwealth in 1907.
when did the british empire become the british commonwealth?
1907
dominions were semi-independent polities that were nominally under the crown, constituting the british empire and british commonwealth, beginning in the later part of the 19th century. the dominions had been previously crown colonies, and some of the colonies had been united to form dominions such as union of south africa and commonwealth of australia. dominion status was formally defined in the balfour declaration of 1926, which recognised these countries as "autonomous communities within the british empire", thus acknowledging them as political equals of the united kingdom; the statute of westminster 1931 converted this status into legal reality, making them essentially independent members of what was then called the british commonwealth. initially, the dominions conducted their own trade policy, some limited foreign relations and had autonomous armed forces, although the british government claimed and exercised the exclusive power to declare wars. however, after the passage of the statute of westminster the language of dependency on the crown of the united kingdom ceased, where the crown itself was no longer referred to as the crown of any place in particular but simply as "the crown". arthur berriedale keith, in speeches and documents on the british dominions 1918–1931, stated that "the dominions are sovereign international states in the sense that the king in respect of each of his dominions (newfoundland excepted) is such a state in the eyes of international law". after then, those countries that were previously referred to as "dominions" became commonwealth realms where the sovereign reigns no longer as the british monarch, but as monarch of each nation in its own right, and are considered equal to the united kingdom and one another.
territorial evolution of the british empire
bullet::::- england at the 1938 british empire games









































bullet::::- england at the 1950 british empire games









































bullet::::- england at the 1954 british empire and commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1958 british empire and commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1962 british empire and commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1966 british empire and commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1970 british commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1974 british commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1978 commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1982 commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1986 commonwealth games









































bullet::::- england at the 1990 commonwealth games
england at the commonwealth games