Fill in the Blanks Victorian EraOnline version You will have to complete sentences about the Victorian Era by Valentina Simonetti 1 richness Victoria trade ships territory Empire colonies sun first world wealthy sea people imperial world's The years 1815 to 1914 are referred to as Britain's century , and at this time , the Empire included over 14 million square miles of and 450 million . It included more than a quarter of the population and it was said that the never set on the British . With supremacy at , Britain took on the role of global policeman , sometimes called the Pax Britannica . As well as having formal control over its own , with a dominant position in trade Britain could effectively control the economies of many countries . The empire was vital for and during the reign of Queen , at the height of the British Empire , British ports were full with arriving from far and wide carrying the goods that were processed and sold making Britain a nation . The Great Exhibition of 1851 , the very World's Fair , was a celebration of the diversity and of the Empire .