!["El Bañista del Arenal" Statue](http://photos.travelblog.net/370511/969833/s/9181902-quot-el-ba-ntilde-ista-del-arenal-quot-statue-0.jpg ""El Bañista del Arenal" Statue")
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear...more history