Kingdom of Great Britain

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The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs Kingdom of Great Britain
surface form: Great Britain
capital London, England
surface form: London
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Britain
currency Pound sterling
dateDissolved 1801-01-01
dateEstablished 1707-05-01
endTime 1801
flag Union Flag
followedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
formedByUnionOf Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hadColony British India
British West Indies
New South Wales
Province of Quebec
Thirteen Colonies
headOfState British monarch
includedTerritory England
Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: Scotland

Wales
legalBasisOfUnion Kingdom of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acts of Union 1707
legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons of Great Britain
majorPowerIn 18th century
mergedInto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
mergerLegalBasis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Acts of Union 1800
monarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
notableFor colonial expansion
maritime power
officialLanguage English
participatedIn American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Seven Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
precededBy Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
primeMinister Robert Walpole
William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Younger
religion Anglicanism
Presbyterianism
Protestantism
startTime 1707
upperHouse House of Lords
wasPartOf British Empire

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Earl of Armagh monarchyContext Kingdom of Great Britain
Prince Augustus Frederick countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Jenkins countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Jenkins placeOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Jenkins countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain
Holy Club country Kingdom of Great Britain
Journals of George Whitefield countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth James countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Catherine Hyde countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony country Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Cyane allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Loyalist Claims Commission country Kingdom of Great Britain
Christian Ross countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Homerton Academy country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sarah Eaves countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland residence Kingdom of Great Britain
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel alliedWith Kingdom of Great Britain
William Skinner countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Pitt countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Revenue Act of 1767 countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Indemnity Act of 1767 countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Commissioners of Customs Act 1767 countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Vice Admiralty Court Act 1768 countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Hillsborough countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Wilton locatedIn Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Flanders Campaign belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Joy to the World originalTextCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
Colin Mackenzie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Charles Green countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Josiah Hardy countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Livingston countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Paley nationality Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Paley (theologian)
Battle of Brier Creek belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
John Montagu countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire historicalPeriod Kingdom of Great Britain
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Levant country Kingdom of Great Britain
Barbara Spooner countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Douglas Hamilton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Princess Louisa of Great Britain countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain