United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
former country
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Britain

United Kingdom
surface form: UK

United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
anthem God Save the King
capital London, England
surface form: London
coatOfArms Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
surface form: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837)

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
continent Africa (colonial possessions)
Asia (colonial possessions)
Europe
North America
surface form: North America (colonial possessions)

Oceania (colonial possessions)
countryNameInEnglish United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland self-link
currency Pound sterling
endTime 1922-12-06
event Acts of Union 1800
flagName Union Flag
followedBy Irish Free State
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
governmentForm unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
includesTerritory Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
England
British Isles
surface form: Great Britain

Ireland
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
Scotland
Wales
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
officialLanguage English
participatedIn Crimean War
World War I
surface form: First World War

Napoleonic Wars
precededBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
reasonForEnd establishment of the Irish Free State
religion Anglicanism (state church in England)
Presbyterianism (established church in Scotland)
Roman Catholicism
shortName United Kingdom
startTime 1801-01-01
status global imperial power
great power
upperHouse House of Lords
wasPartOf British Empire

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Andrew Carnegie countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain followedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain mergedInto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain mergerLegalBasis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Acts of Union 1800
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland countryNameInEnglish United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland self-link
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
Burning of Washington attacker United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
United Kingdom historicalPredecessor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
First Lord of the Admiralty appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Chancellor of the Exchequer continuesIn United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Second Boer War belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
British West Indies colonialPower United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Baltimore combatant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
Battle of Baltimore belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Earl of Northesk historicalAssociation United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward VII monarchOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Henry Bessemer countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bombay Presidency sovereign United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
George Boole countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Randolph Churchill countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George III of the United Kingdom countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George III of the United Kingdom monarchOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Pitt the Younger headOfGovernmentOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British Empire metropole United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Treaty of Vereeniging belligerentParty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
Lord Byron birthPlace United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
Terence Rattigan countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ian Fleming countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 result United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 createdPoliticalEntity United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 mergedInto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Georgian era country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of 1812 conflictBetween United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) appliesToPart United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Ireland
Napoleonic Wars mainBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Crimean War conflictBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Roy Urquhart countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Enid Mary Blyton (née Enid Mary Pollock, pen name Mary Pollock, sometimes used surname Gay in early life) countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Enid Mary Blyton
Lord Jellicoe countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Great Famine location United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 geographicCoverage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom)
King of Ireland linkedTo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Hundred Days opponent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British East India Company laterCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland