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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Baron Alderney country Kingdom of Great Britain
Joseph Cottle countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
24th Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Baskerville’s classical editions countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Baskerville’s Birmingham press country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Hayley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Catherine Blake countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Pelham of Laughton country Kingdom of Great Britain
John Desaguliers countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Roy countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Longman & Broderip country Kingdom of Great Britain
Suite in F major countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
HWV 348 countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Handel’s Water Music countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Menuet I countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Aaron Hill countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lascia ch'io pianga countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Nicola Francesco Haym countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Walsh, London country Kingdom of Great Britain
Charles Jennens countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Robinson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
3rd Regiment of Dragoons country Kingdom of Great Britain
9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Samuel Richardson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Graves (at Copenhagen) country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Thomas Graves
Clerk Marshal country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Charlotte Boyle countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Cavendish countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Langley Rose countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Murray countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Amelia Sophia Murray countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Charlotte Murray countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Menuet II countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance country Kingdom of Great Britain
7th Light Dragoons country Kingdom of Great Britain
Edward Telfair countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
aria "Ombra mai fu" countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Ombra mai fu
Thomas Morell countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Thomas Chatterton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
George Montagu countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Anne Seymour Damer countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain