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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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John Locke

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

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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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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.

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
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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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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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