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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Sarah Scott countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Mercy Maris Doddridge countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Brydges countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Brydges family
Cannons country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lydia Catherine Van Hatten countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Chandos Anthems countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
James Ewing countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
The Vicar of Wakefield countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Charlotte Stewart countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Hannah Lindsey countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Yorkshire militia system country Kingdom of Great Britain
Popham Seymour-Conway countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Crome countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir James Leith country Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Knight II country Kingdom of Great Britain
5th Earl of Sandwich countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
John Berkenhout countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Catherine Knight countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Opie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Ozias Humphry countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Milles (politician) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Richard Milles
Jeremiah Milles countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Farnham, Virginia Colony country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Christina Stuart countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Bridges countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Harry Burrard-Neale countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Rochford country Kingdom of Great Britain
Caroline Eden countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
David Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Addison
Mary Coddington countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Martha Lloyd countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Augusta Sophia countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Bute country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Bute countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Charles Lawrence countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Discovery (George Vancouver’s flagship) country Kingdom of Great Britain
Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons country Kingdom of Great Britain
White Squadron country Kingdom of Great Britain
Vice-Admiral of the White country Kingdom of Great Britain
Forbes Expedition country Kingdom of Great Britain
John Seddon countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lewis Milles countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain