Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was a country in Western Europe. It was the land in the south of the island of Great Britain. It is now two home nations. The present home nations that were part of the Kingdom of England are England and Wales.

Kingdom of England
927–1707
(Commonwealth: 1649–1660)
Flag of England
Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg
Motto: 
Location of  the Kingdom 1284–1707  (green)
Location of  the Kingdom 1284–1707  (green)
Capital
Official languagesEnglish
Common languagesEnglish (official), French, Latin
Religion
Demonym(s)English
Government
Monarch 
• 927–939 (first)
Athelstan
• 1066–1087 (first in London)
William I
• 1272–1307 (first to rule after the annexation of Wales)
Edward IV
• 1509–1547 (first to rule after the annexation of Ireland and also after the English Reformation which converted the kingdom from Catholicism to Protestantism
Henry VIII
• 1603–1625 (first to rule under the unification of the crowns of England and Scotland)
James I
• 1702–1707 (last)
Anne
LegislatureParliament
House of Lords
House of Commons
Establishment
• Establishment
12 July 927
1 May 1707
CurrencyPound sterling
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Wessex
Sussex
Essex
Kent
Dumnonia
Mercia
East Anglia
Northumbria
Welsh Marches
Principality of Wales
Great Britain
Today part of
  1. ^  Monarch of Wessex from 924.
  2. ^  Continued as monarch of Great Britain until her death in 1714.

Before the Romans arrived, what is now considered to be modern Britain consisted of around twenty two tribes. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in Britain, seven tribes or kingdoms existed until in 827, Northumbria submitted to Egbert of Wessex at Dore, briefly making Egbert the first king to reign over a united England. It ended on 1 May 1707 with the Acts of Union 1707, which added Scotland to the Kingdom to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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