A brief history of the British Empire

This is a comic video on the history of the British Empire. You can show it in class and ask students if they knew that all the countries mentioned once belonged to the British Empire. You can also ask them questions on the video, such as:

What does the verb 'to take over' mean?
When did the British Empire begin?
What's the meaning of the expression "to be broke"?
Where do tea and sugar come from?