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For many centuries England had been considered a European backwater, situated on a remote and cold island. But this very fact now made England powerful. Freed from any European entanglement by repudiating the Pope, England turned its back on mainland Europe and looked to the world, a process started during the reign of Elizabeth I. England prominently joined the [[Age of Exploration]]. Over the following 200 years, by sending ships and people across the globe, England founded many countries that are very important today: the [[USA]], [[Canada]], and [[Australia]], to name just three.

For many centuries England had been considered a European backwater, situated on a remote and cold island. But this very fact now made England powerful. Freed from any European entanglement by repudiating the Pope, England turned its back on mainland Europe and looked to the world, a process started during the reign of Elizabeth I. England prominently joined the [[Age of Exploration]]. Over the following 200 years, by sending ships and people across the globe, England founded many countries that are very important today: the [[USA]], [[Canada]], and [[Australia]], to name just three.

[[Category:United Kingdom Monarchs]]

[[Category:English Monarchs]]

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