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Kingdom of England

Historical polity, europe (927-1707)

The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united under the rule of Æthelstan, until 1 May 1707, when it relinquished its sovereignty along with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in Europe during the medieval and early modern periods.

Facts
Capital
City of London 1
Capital
London 1
Capital
Westminster 1
Capital
Winchester 1
Independence or Founding Year
927 1
Dissolution or End Year
1707 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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Participant In

Battle of Poitiers

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English Civil War

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Second Crusade

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The First Barons' War

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The Wars of Scottish Independence

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Treaty of Bretigny

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Nationals Include

John Dryden

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John Tradescant the Younger

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Source John Tradescant the Younger (Wikipedia)Biography
Quote, Biography
he was born in Meopham, Kent
Thomas Fairchild (gardener)

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Source Thomas Fairchild (gardener) (Wikipedia)Lead
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was an English gardener, "the leading nurseryman of his day", working in London
Christopher Marlowe

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John Fortescue

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Sir John Popham

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William Sheppard

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John Locke

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Source John Locke (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
John Locke (; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
King John of England

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Source John, King of England (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
John (Christmastide 1166/7 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.
Thomas Hobbes

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Thomas Hobbes (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Thomas Hobbes ( HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory.
Thomas Mun

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Source Thomas Mun (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Sir Thomas Mun (; 17 June 1571 – 21 July 1641) was an English writer on economics and is often referred to as the last of the early mercantilists.
Arthur Storer

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Source Arthur Storer (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Storer was born in Buckminster, Leicestershire, England
Edmund Gunter

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Source Edmund Gunter (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent
Edward Jorden

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Source Edward Jorden (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English physician and chemist
Edward Topsell

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Source Edward Topsell (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English cleric and author best remembered for his bestiary
Edward Wright (mathematician)

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Source Edward Wright (mathematician) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English mathematician and cartographer
Henry Gellibrand

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Henry Gellibrand (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English mathematician
Jacob Bobart the Younger

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Source Jacob Bobart the Younger (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English botanist
John Caius

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Source John Caius (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English physician, second founder of Gonville and Caius College
John Gerard

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Source John Gerard (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn
John Parkinson (botanist)

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Source John Parkinson (botanist) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists
John Woodall

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Source John Woodall (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English military surgeon, Paracelsian chemist, businessman, linguist and diplomat
John Woodward (naturalist)

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Source John Woodward (naturalist) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist
Lawrence Rooke

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Source Lawrence Rooke (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English astronomer and mathematician
Nathaniel Torporley

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Source Nathaniel Torporley (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English clergyman, mathematician, and astrologer
Robert Hues

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Source Robert Hues (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English mathematician and geographer
Robert Recorde

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Source Robert Recorde (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a Welsh physician and mathematician
Thomas Digges

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Source Thomas Digges (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was an English mathematician and astronomer
Thomas Lydiat

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Source Thomas Lydiat (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a clergyman and mathematician in England
Thomas Muffet

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Thomas Muffet (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English naturalist and physician
Thomas Penny

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Source Thomas Penny (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English physician and early entomologist
Timothie Bright

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Source Timothie Bright (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English physician and clergyman, the inventor of modern shorthand
Vincent Wing

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Source Vincent Wing (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English astrologer and astronomer
Walter Warner

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Walter Warner (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English mathematician and scientist
William Gascoigne (scientist)

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source William Gascoigne (scientist) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English astronomer, mathematician and maker of scientific instruments
William Gilbert (physicist)

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source William Gilbert (physicist) (Wikipedia)Lead, field
Quote, Lead, field
was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher
William Neile

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Source William Neile (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English mathematician and founder member of the Royal Society
William Turner (naturalist)

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Source William Turner (naturalist) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an English divine and reformer, a physician and a natural historian

Origin Of

The Canterbury Tales

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Lamprey pie

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Æthelred the Unready

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Edgar the Peaceful

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Edmund Ironside

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George Fox

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Oliver Cromwell

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Le Morte d'Arthur

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Location Of

English Civil War

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English Civil War

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Source Wikipedia: English Civil WarLeadtier 2
Quote, Lead
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

Site Of

Ordinance of Labourers 1349

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Source Ordinance of Labourers 1349, WikipediaLead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
The Ordinance of Labourers 1349 (23 Edw. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Found There

Assize of Clarendon

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Petition of Right (1628)

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Kingdom of England
Wikidata Q179876, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Kingdom of England (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united under the rule of Æthelstan, until 1 May 1707, when it relinquished its sovereignty along with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in Europe during the medieval and early modern periods.

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