How did they go so strong? In my opinion, the British islands

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>>78008809
Geographic location, protestant evangilicalism, trader/sea-fairing culture and, of course, a strong emphasis on capitalism and economic liberalism encouraging oversea business ventures.

>>78008809
Industrialisation, pure and simple

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>>78009161
>protestant evangelicalism
anglicanism is a version of catholicism, it's not protestantism

baka

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>>78009239
Anglicanism is mainly limited to England and Wales, which, at the time, wasn't nearly as large a percentage of the population as it is now. Scotland and Northern Ireland are predominantly Presbytarian, which is a branch of Protestantism. The Scots, Welsh and the Irish also made up a disproportionate amount of the Armed Forces of the UK at it's peak and of the New World settlers.

>>78009239
It doesn't easily fit into either, although it's true that high church Anglicans are pretty much just Catholics without a pope.

Multiculturalism, diversity and liberalism. It's what made us glorious

we have a good flag

>>78008809
Adaptability