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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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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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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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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
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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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