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Kingdom of England

Kingdom of England
10th century–1707
1649–60: Commonwealth
Flag Royal Arms
(1399–1603)
Location of the Kingdom of England in 1700
Capital
Languages
Religion Christianity
Demonym English
Government Absolute monarchy (10th century-1215)

Unitary parliamentary monarchy (1215-1707)

Monarch
 •  Until 939 Æthelstan (first)
 •  1702–1707 Anne (last)
Legislature Parliament
 •  Upper house House of Lords
 •  Lower house House of Commons
History
 •  Unification 10th century
 •  Battle of Hastings 14 October 1066
 •  Conquered Wales 1277–1283
 •  Incorporated Wales 1535–1542
 •  Union of the Crowns 24 March 1603
 •  Glorious Revolution 11 December 1688
 •  Union with Scotland 1 May 1707
Area
 •  1283–1542 est. 145,000 km² (55,985 sq mi)
 •  1542–1707 est. 151,000 km² (58,301 sq mi)
Population
 •  1283 est. 500,000 
     Density 3.4 /km²  (8.9 /sq mi)
 •  1542 est. 3,000,000 
     Density 20.7 /km²  (53.6 /sq mi)
 •  1707 est. 5,750,000 
     Density 38.1 /km²  (98.6 /sq mi)
Currency Pound sterling
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Wessex
Sussex
Essex
Kent
Dumnonia
Mercia
East Anglia
Northumbria
Welsh Marches
Principality of Wales
Great Britain
Today part of
a. ^ Monarch of Wessex from 925.
b. ^ Continued as monarch of Great Britain until her death in 1714.

Unitary parliamentary monarchy (1215-1707)

The Kingdom of England Listeni/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the 10th century—when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms—until 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

In the early 11th century the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, united by Æthelstan (r. 927–939), became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from the Anglo-Saxon one at Winchester to Westminster, and the City of London quickly established itself as England's largest and principal commercial centre.


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