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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William Findley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Whitehill countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George III countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Princess Elizabeth
John Reynolds countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Walpole ministry country Kingdom of Great Britain
The Craftsman (political journal) countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: The Craftsman
Anna Maria Gumley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
served as London’s principal securities exchange before London Stock Exchange country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Jonathan's Coffee-House
Frederick Vane countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Gilbert Vane countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Vane countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
William Vane countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington
William Vane countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Vane, Viscount Vane
Admiral George Brydges Rodney countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Brydges Rodney
John Penn (governor) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Penn
Battle of Falkirk (1746) country Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Penn Jr. countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sarah Burns countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle of Inverurie (1745) country Kingdom of Great Britain
Canal Duke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
Viscount Pulteney country Kingdom of Great Britain
1st Viscount Keppel countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Bristol customs service country Kingdom of Great Britain
Caroline, Countess of Ailesbury countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Charlotte Stanley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Henrietta Stanley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sarah Hoadly countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Bayes countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Thomas Bayes
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale country Kingdom of Great Britain
John Glover (artist) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Bounty mutineers countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
voyage of HMS Swallow 1766–1769 country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Roxburgh countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Bacon (sculptor, born 1740) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Jacob Bryant countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
23rd Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sarah Kemble countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sarah Kemble countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Sarah Siddons
William Siddons countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
James Mercer (politician) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: James Mercer
David Dale countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain