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  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was created on 1 January 1801 by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a merger of the former Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707) and the Kingdom of Ireland.
Under the terms of the merger, the Irish Parliament was abolished, and Ireland was to be represented in the united parliament, meeting in the Palace of Westminster.
Whilst the Irish Free State became independent in 1922, after the Anglo-Irish War, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland continued in name until 1927 when it was renamed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in accordance with the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927.
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 United Kingdom - Simple English Wikipedia
The capital city of the United Kingdom is London, a large city with the River Thames inside of the city, in south-eastern England.
Even though she is the head of state, she does not choose what the United Kingdom should do about things like education (teaching people), healthcare (making people feel not sick) or other choices.
The person who chooses for the people in the United Kingdom is the Prime Minister, who is in charge of the government.
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 United Kingdom (08/05)
The United Kingdom's population in 2004 surpassed 60 million--the third-largest in the European Union and the 21st-largest in the world.
The United Kingdom's high literacy rate (99%) is attributable to universal public education introduced for the primary level in 1870 and secondary level in 1900.
The United Kingdom is one of the United States' closest allies, and British foreign policy emphasizes close coordination with the United States.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm   (4111 words)

  
 British Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
By 1921, the British Empire held sway over a population of about 470–570 million people — roughly a quarter of the world's population — and covered about 15 million square miles (nearly 37 million square kilometres), almost a third of the world's total land area.
Ireland was treated differently because of its geographic proximity, and incorporated into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801; due largely to the impact of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 against English rule.
The Americas in particular (especially in Argentina and the United States) were seen as being well under the informal British trade empire due to Britain's enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine keeping other European nations from establishing formal rule in the area.
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 History of the United Kingdom
By the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the United Kingdom was the foremost European power, and its navy ruled the seas.
By the time of Queen Victoria's death in 1901, other nations, including the United States and Germany, had developed their own industries; the United Kingdom's comparative economic advantage had lessened, and the ambitions of its rivals had grown.
As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the United Kingdom pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe.
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 Encyclopedia: Victoria of the United Kingdom
As well as being Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, she was also the first monarch to use the title Empress of India.
One of the most significant acts of the new ministry was to bring the United Kingdom into the Crimean War in 1854, on the side of the Ottoman Empire and against Russia.
As of 2004, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King of Spain, the King of the Hellenes (deposed) and the King of Romania (deposed).
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 A short history of the United Kingdom
The Anglosaxon tribes are united in 871 in the Kingdom of England, a feudal state.
Ireland, with the exception of six northern counties, gains independence from the United Kingdom in 1921, the kingdom is renamed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
During his premiership the United Kingdom joins the European Communities (renamed European Union in 1993) in 1973.
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 Great Depression in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Depression of 1929-33 broke at a time when the United Kingdom was still far from having recovered from the effects of the First World War more than a decade earlier.
A major cause of the international financial instability, which preceded and accompanied the Great Depression, was the debt which many European countries had accumulated to pay for their involvement in the war.
Altogether, British industrial output during the 1920s ran at about 80-100%, and exports at about 80% of their pre-war levels, so there was little chance of Britain being able to amass enough capital to restore her overseas investment position.
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 Tourism In United Kingdom,United Kingdom Tourist Places,Travels In United Kingdom,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United Kingdom(UK) constitutes the greater part of the British Isles.Great Britain is the largest of the islands forming the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom's system of government is known as constitutional monarchy, though its constitution is not contained in any one document; instead it has evolved over many years.
United with Wales(1536), with Scotland(1707) and with Ireland(1801), partition in (1921) to form United Kingdom.
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In 1707, England, Scotland and Wales were united by James VI of Scotland and James I of England into the United Kingdom.1 Northern Ireland joined the United Kingdom in 1921, after a rebellion in Ireland divided the country.2 Many former colonies and dependencies retain their ties to the United Kingdom as part of the Commonwealth.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a democratically elected parliamentary government.
Although the Convention is not incorporated into domestic law in the United Kingdom, the courts will have regard to it and seek to ensure that their decisions are in conformity with it.
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 History of United Kingdom
Even as the United Kingdom became more imperial abroad, it continued to develop and broaden its democratic institutions at home.
The losses and destruction of World War I, the depression of the 1930s, and decades of relatively slow growth made it difficult for the United Kingdom to maintain its preeminent international position of the previous century.
Ireland, with the exception of six northern counties, broke away from the United Kingdom in 1921.
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 Great Britain or United Kingdom
Often compared to the United States' National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the LCP admitted whites as members and advocated a legal and diplomatic approach to improving the welfare of Great Britain's fls.
In 1921 the Second Pan-African Congress held several sessions in London, and in 1923, the Third Pan-African Congress was held entirely in London.
But the United States' 1952 McCarran-Walter Act made an official distinction between British citizens and West Indian citizens, and permitted only 800 Caribbean individuals to immigrate to the United States each year — a virtual ban.
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 United Kingdom - History of the Flag
The flag became 'the ensign armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain' as one of the provisions of the Act of Union in 1707, when the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united.
During the reign of Queen Victoria, the Royal Standard was considered to be the Standard of the United Kingdom, and not the Standard of the Sovereign.
It was used by members of the Royal Family; flown at certain military parades; displayed on fortresses and official buildings in the United Kingdom, and at Government House in the colonies, on the Sovereign's Birthday and on the days of Coronation and Accession; and flown on government buildings when the sovereign was passing in State.
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 Selected Families/Individuals - aqwg44   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
William Henry TRAHAIR was born 1866 in Paul parish, Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was christened 22 Apr 1866 in Paul parish, Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
She died 26 Feb 1932 in Paul parish, Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was buried Feb 1932 in Paul parish, Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Mary Hicks was born 1879 in,, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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 The British Isles and all that ...
The population of the United Kingdom at the 2001 census was 58.8m.
The population of the republic at the 1996 census was 3.6m (estimated to be 3.9m in 2002).
United Kingdom and Ireland become co-signatories to the Single European Act along with the Kingdom of the Belgians, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Spain
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 MSN Encarta - Northern Ireland
Ireland, Northern, administrative division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, situated in the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
The whole of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1920, when the island was divided.
Catholics seeking integration with Ireland are often referred to as republicans or nationalists, while Protestants who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom are often called unionists or loyalists.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761571415/Northern_Ireland.html   (958 words)

  
 LEGAL CHALLENGE TO AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGNTY - David Icke - News Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
By legislation commencing in 1931 the United Kingdom Parliament gave its imprimatur to the process and formally recognised de jure the separation of sovereignty which had already taken place de facto.
By applying that legislative power to lands no longer under sovereign authority in places and jurisdictions which are no longer dependencies of the United Kingdom as required by law, these persons have misled Her Majesty with the deliberate intent of subverting the laws of the United Kingdom Parliament.
On balance there is a strong presumption that the later legislation of the United Kingdom Parliament prevails giving independence to the Dominions including Australia and that the Commissions of Appointment insofar as they confer executive office and authority are a nullity.
www.davidicke.net /newsroom/australia/110301a.html   (531 words)

  
 United Kingdom / Great Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Although there is no adjective for the "United Kingdom" the term "British" is acceptable, although has to be used with care and sensitivity in Northern Ireland, where one section of the community would be happy being so-described, whereas the other would most definitely regard themselves as "Irish".
The United Kingdom does not include the Isle of Man (which lies between Great Britain and the island of Ireland) and the Channel Islands (which lie off the North coast of France).
The United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands, but without the Isle of Man) is a member of the European Union.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/scotland/britain.html   (432 words)

  
 Selected Families/Individuals - aqwg42   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
She died 6 Jul 1921 in Southwick, Durham, United Kingdom and was buried Jul 1921.
Alfred Arthur BARNES was born 1879 in Paul parish, Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Amelia Ellen BARNES was born 8 Jun 1880 and died 6 Jul 1921.
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 Blasphemy law in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article describes the law of blasphemy in the United Kingdom.
The last person in Britain to be sent to prison for blasphemy was John William Gott in 1921.
Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom (04/04)
The United Kingdom's population in 2002 was nearly 60 million--the third-largest in the European Union and the 21st-largest in the world.
The U.K. was the United States' main coalition partner in Operation Iraqi Freedom and continues to have more than 10,000 troops deployed in Iraq to help stabilize and rebuild the country.
Under UN Security Council Resolution 1483, the U.K. also shares with the United States responsibility for civil administration in Iraq and is an active participant in the Coalition Provisional Authority.
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 LLRX -- Update to A Guide to the UK Legal System
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four countries forming three distinct jurisdictions each having its own court system and legal profession: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
The United Kingdom was established in 1801 with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, but only achieved its present form in 1922 with the partition of Ireland and the establishment of the independent Irish Free State (later the Republic of Ireland).
This proved unacceptable to the South and after negotiations leading to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 (on the National Archives of Ireland website), the 26 counties of Southern Ireland left to form the Irish Free State, now known as the Republic of Ireland.
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 The former United Kingdom State Society DAR
Founded in 1925, the United Kingdom State Society DAR served those DAR members who live in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
In 2003 the United Kingdom State Society was the fastest growing state organization in the DAR for the third consecutive year!
Given as a gift to the United Kingdom in 1921 by the citizens of Virginia, the statue stands on a plot of Washington's native Virginia soil.
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 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry Laureates_GKIndia.com
Sir Ernest Rutherford (United Kingdom, 1871-08-30 - 1937-10-19) Decay of the elements, chemistry of radioactive substances
Sir Walter N. Haworth (United Kingdom, 1883-03-19 - 1950-03-19) Studies on carbohydrates and vitamin C Paul Karrer (Switzerland, 1889-04-21 - 1971-06-18) Studies on carotenoids and flavins and vitamins A and B2 Richard Kuhn (Germany, 1900-12-03 - 1967-07-31) Studies on carotenoids and vitamins
John W. Cornforth (United Kingdom, *1917-09-07) Stereochemistry of enzyme catalysis reactions Vladimir Prelog (Switzerland, Yugoslavia, 1906-07-23 - 1998-01-07) Studies on the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions
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 License Plates of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United Kingdom is a country in Western Europe and member of the European Union.
The main religion is christianity (protestantism, the queen is head of the Church of England, and catholicism).
Some of the British dependencies are autonomous and have a special relation with the British queen, not with the Kingdom.
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 City of London Churches - Anglican Church (C of E)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This meant that many old parishes would vanish entirely, their parishes being united to neighbouring ones, though they would continue to be represented by churchwardens and parish clerks and often retained their own parish registers for many years after the destruction or demolition of their churches.
Of those churches rebuilt by Wren and new ones built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many were to be destroyed during the Second World War by enemy bombing action in 1940-1, and by terrorist bombing campaigns during the 1990's.
The parish was united with St Andrew Undershaft in 1560/1 and it would appear that early registrations are included in the registers of St Andrew Undershaft.
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 Commanding Heights : United Kingdom Political | on PBS
In 1921 dominion status is conceded to the Irish Free State (Southern Ireland).
Labor's first parliamentary majority marks a political change of direction for the country towards socialism, with sweeping economic and social reforms.
But Blair faces opposition within his party and public protest as he pursues a strong alliance with the United States over possible war with Iraq.
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 Journal of Social History : Defining the industrial chemist in the United Kingdom, 1850-1921. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Start / J / Journal of Social History / June 22, 1996 / Defining the industrial chemist in the United Kingdom, 1850-1921.
Defining the industrial chemist in the United Kingdom, 1850-1921.
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