United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
former country
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs Britain
UK
linked to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
anthem God Save the King
capital London
linked to: London, England
coatOfArms Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837)
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
continent Africa (colonial possessions)
Asia (colonial possessions)
Europe
North America (colonial possessions)
linked to: North America

Oceania (colonial possessions)
countryNameInEnglish United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
currency Pound sterling
endTime 1922-12-06
event Acts of Union 1800
flagName Union Flag
followedBy Irish Free State
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
governmentForm unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
includesTerritory Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
England
Great Britain
linked to: British Isles

Ireland
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
Scotland
Wales
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
officialLanguage English
participatedIn Crimean War
First World War
linked to: World War I

Napoleonic Wars
precededBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
reasonForEnd establishment of the Irish Free State
religion Anglicanism (state church in England)
Presbyterianism (established church in Scotland)
Roman Catholicism
shortName United Kingdom
startTime 1801-01-01
status global imperial power
great power
upperHouse House of Lords
wasPartOf British Empire

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Andrew Carnegie countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain followedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain mergedInto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain mergerLegalBasis Acts of Union 1800
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland countryNameInEnglish United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland alsoKnownAs Britain
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Burning of Washington attacker United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom historicalPredecessor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
First Lord of the Admiralty appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Chancellor of the Exchequer continuesIn United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Second Boer War belligerent United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British West Indies colonialPower United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Baltimore combatant United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Baltimore belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Earl of Northesk historicalAssociation United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward VII monarchOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Henry Bessemer countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bombay Presidency sovereign United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George Boole countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Randolph Churchill countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George III of the United Kingdom countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George III of the United Kingdom monarchOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Pitt the Younger headOfGovernmentOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British Empire metropole United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Treaty of Vereeniging belligerentParty United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Byron birthPlace United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Terence Rattigan countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ian Fleming countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 result United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 appliesToJurisdiction Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 createdPoliticalEntity United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Acts of Union 1800 mergedInto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Georgian era country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of 1812 conflictBetween United Kingdom
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) appliesToPart Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Napoleonic Wars mainBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Crimean War conflictBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Roy Urquhart countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Enid Mary Blyton countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Jellicoe countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Great Famine location United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 geographicCoverage Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom)
linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
King of Ireland linkedTo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Hundred Days opponent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British East India Company laterCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland