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Originally Posted by Ronald Brak
English world dominance started in 1066? Obviously it took them a long time to warm up.
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Half a millennium of warm-up, not bad
I would change that milestone for 1588, when they managed their first major victory against the Spanish Armada.
That victory started a (very slow) power-shift which lead to eventual English dominance in the 18th century.
By the way: what about the Spanish Empire? 1492?