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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Charles Pritchard countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
J. H. Thomas countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Allied Council in Paris participant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward Victor Appleton countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ottoman 38th Division opponent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal awardingCountry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Henry Overton Wills III countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Christie countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Adrian Gilbert Scott countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George Busk countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Spottiswoode countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Frederick Gibberd countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bruce Seton countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Charles Ryle citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Hugh Newall countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Anthony Ireland countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Clarendon countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Vlieter Incident successorStateOfCapturedFleet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Margaret Lockwood countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lyndon Evelyn countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Captain James Stirling countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: James Stirling
Mark Sykes countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British military administration in Mesopotamia establishedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Arthur Thomson (anatomist) countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Arthur Thomson
William Thomson (archbishop of York) countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Peace Preservation Force country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British administration in Ireland governs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Ireland (1801–1922)
Irish Constabulary Act 1836 country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Allsebrook Simon countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1st Viscount Simon countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Thomas Brock countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Henry Frederick Baker countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Simon Marks countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs existedIn United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1st South Lancashire Regiment foughtFor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Patrick Grant countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George Anson countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Thomas Henry Ismay countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Felix Slade countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Great Britain and Ireland historicallyAssociatedWith United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
H. H. Price countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Cook Wilson countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Sir Edward O'Brien countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Charlotte Smith countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: William Smith O'Brien
Lucy Caroline Gabbett country of citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Irish Rebellion of 1848 opponent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland