How did the island of England become a power(wayyyy back then, not now) and conquer larger lands when they had such limited land, food and supplies?

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How did the island of England become a power(wayyyy back then, not now) and conquer larger lands when they had such limited land, food and supplies?

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They didn’t have limited land, food or supplies. They grew tons of food once tubers were introduced from the Americas, had lots of wood to build ships, lots of coal and iron ore, lots of fish, and lots of people for labour.