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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Sir Fletcher Norton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Mason Good countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Button Gwinnett birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
Button Gwinnett countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Spike Island controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Burke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Edmund Burke
Lady Elizabeth Coke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Charles Tennant countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Excellent country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: HMS Excellent (1787)
Provincial Court of Pennsylvania country Kingdom of Great Britain
John Latham countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Impey family (Lady Mary Impey) countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Impey family
Impey family (Lady Mary Impey) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Lady Mary Impey
Sir John Shore countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir John Shore birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir George Barlow countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Culloden country Kingdom of Great Britain
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton regionOfActivity Kingdom of Great Britain
Samuel Baker countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
18th-century racehorse Eclipse countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Eclipse
Philip Sansom countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle on Snowshoes countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Battle on Snowshoes (1758)
Brownlow North (bishop) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Brownlow North
Viscount Brome country Kingdom of Great Britain
José de Córdoba y Ramos opponent Kingdom of Great Britain
Captain Sir James Saumarez countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: James Saumarez
Alexander Stewart country Kingdom of Great Britain
Alexander Stewart commanded British forces allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Alexander Stewart
John Harrison countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Peter Harrison (architect) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Peter Harrison
Lady Mary Coke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Francis Wheatley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Francis Wheatley birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Guilford country Kingdom of Great Britain
58th Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Frances Glanville countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Wenman Coke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Wenman Coke politicalTerritory Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Guilford country Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Nisbet countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
3rd Duke of Lennox countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond