Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England (French: Royaume d'Angleterre) was a country in Western Europe. It was the land in the south of the island of Great Britain. It is now two home nations. The present home nations that were part of the Kingdom of England are England and Wales.
Kingdom of England Royaume d'Angleterre (French) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 927–1707 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 .svg.png.webp) Top: Flag of England
Bottom: Royal standard (1406–1603) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto: "Dieu et mon droit" (French) "God and my right"[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Location of the Kingdom 1558–1707 (green) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• first monarch | Athelstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• last monarch | Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| House of Lords | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Establishment | 927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Currency | Pound sterling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the Romans arrived, what is now considered to be modern Britain consisted of around twenty two tribes. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in Britain, seven tribes or kingdoms existed until in 827, Northumbria submitted to Egbert of Wessex at Dore, briefly making Egbert the first king to reign over a united England.
It ended on 1 May 1707 with the Acts of Union 1707, which added Scotland to the Kingdom to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.[2][3]
References
- "The Royal Coat of Arms". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Act of Union 1707". parliament.uk. 2021.
- Making the Act of Union 1707 scottish.parliament.uk, accessed 27 January 2011 Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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