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Little remains of British rule today across the globe, and it is mostly restricted to small island territories such as Bermuda and the Falkland Islands. However, a number of countries still have Queen Elizabeth as their head of state including New Zealand, Australia and Canada - a hangover of the Empire.<ref>[https://www.theweek.co.uk/tags/british-empire  ''How big was the British Empire and why did it collapse?''], The Week</ref>}}
 
Little remains of British rule today across the globe, and it is mostly restricted to small island territories such as Bermuda and the Falkland Islands. However, a number of countries still have Queen Elizabeth as their head of state including New Zealand, Australia and Canada - a hangover of the Empire.<ref>[https://www.theweek.co.uk/tags/british-empire  ''How big was the British Empire and why did it collapse?''], The Week</ref>}}
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[[Image:CharlesDarwin.jpg|thumb|160px|right|[[Charles Darwin]] in 1880 at the age of 71.]]
   
Britain is the fountainhead of modern [[Darwinism]]/[[evolutionism]]. [[Charles Darwin]] (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was a famous naturalist born in England. He is best known for popularizing the idea of [[evolution]] by [[natural selection]] presented in his book ''On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life'' (commonly referred to simply as ''The Origin of Species'').
 
Britain is the fountainhead of modern [[Darwinism]]/[[evolutionism]]. [[Charles Darwin]] (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was a famous naturalist born in England. He is best known for popularizing the idea of [[evolution]] by [[natural selection]] presented in his book ''On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life'' (commonly referred to simply as ''The Origin of Species'').
  
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