[[Image:CharlesDarwin.jpg|thumb|160px|right|[[Charles Darwin]] in 1880 at the age of 71.]]
[[Image:CharlesDarwin.jpg|thumb|160px|right|[[Charles Darwin]] in 1880 at the age of 71.]]
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Britain is the fountainhead of modern [[Darwinism]]/[[evolutionism]].
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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'').
[[World War I]] and [[World War II]] greatly weakened the British Empire.
[[World War I]] and [[World War II]] greatly weakened the British Empire.