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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Evelina countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Camilla countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
The Witlings countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Second Keeper of the Robes country Kingdom of Great Britain
Bach-Abel concerts country Kingdom of Great Britain
New York Conspiracy of 1741 country Kingdom of Great Britain
Charlotte Godfrey countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Henry Venn countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle of Port Mahon belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) hasParticipant Kingdom of Great Britain
Articles of War (Royal Navy) country Kingdom of Great Britain
Fort St. Philip countryDuring18thCentury Kingdom of Great Britain
Fort St. Philip controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Fort St. Philip laterExpandedBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Norwich, Colony of Connecticut colonialPower Kingdom of Great Britain
Andrew Stuart countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Hubbardton engagement belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Caroline Ponsonby Lamb countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
Prince Edward Augustus countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Alexander Wedderburn countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
6th Earl of Coventry country Kingdom of Great Britain
Caroline Ponsonby birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife historicalRegion Kingdom of Great Britain
Ralph Darling countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Phillip birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Arthur Phillip
Phillip citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Arthur Phillip
Phillip departureCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Arthur Phillip
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) conflictBetween Kingdom of Great Britain
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) hasParticipant Kingdom of Great Britain
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Royal Commission to Arthur Phillip countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Letters Patent of 1787 country Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Fytche countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sophia Kingdom Brunel countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Fort San Sebastian controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Holland country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Cullen countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Forster countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Hawke country Kingdom of Great Britain
1st Baron Hawke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain