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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Francis countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings
1st Marquess of Hastings countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Baron Rawdon country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Keeper country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lancaster slave trade country Kingdom of Great Britain
Countess of Albany country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir John Cope country Kingdom of Great Britain
Viscount Sunbury country Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Carter countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Major-General Rollo Gillespie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Rollo Gillespie
Ducal House of Lennox country Kingdom of Great Britain
Queen of the Bluestockings countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Elizabeth Montagu
Queen of the Bluestockings country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Bluestocking group
Bluestocking circle country Kingdom of Great Britain
Edward Montagu countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Hester Chapone countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
James Beattie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Matthew Robinson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
George Duff countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Carleton House, London country Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Varick countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Carolina backcountry country Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Walpole countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Walpole (bishop) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Rawdon country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Rawdon country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings
Edward Walpole countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Martineau countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Guy Carleton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
A Sequel to the Apology countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Doddridge countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Samuel Marsden countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Carey (as associate in early years) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Carey
Earl of Moira countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Brummell family country Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Dunira country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Thomas Picton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Frances Barrett White countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Frances Barrett White countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Charles White
John Taylor of Norwich countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lindsey’s Essex Street Chapel congregation country Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Spencer countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Spencer countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer