[lm28469]

And it went from the largest colonial empire / power in the world to an island voting to get out of the EU in a few decades.

Sure they're still Britain but it changed a lot. (it also apply to France, Germany, Belgium, and probably a lot more)

[baud147258]

I'd argue that France has changed a lot more during the same time, at least regarding the regime changes (from 1788: monarchy, constitutional monarchy, republic (1st), dictatorship, empire (with Napoleon), monarchy, republic (2nd), empire (2nd Empire with Napoleon III), republic (3rd), fascist dictatorship (Vichy), republic (4th & 5th)).