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	History of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom is the sovereign state or realm that covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and which for over one hundred years included the whole of the island of Ireland.
		Her liking for defence ties with the United States was demonstrated in the Westland affair when she acted with colleagues to prevent the helicopter manufacturer Westland, a vital defence contractor, from linking with the Italian firm Agusta in favour of a link with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation of the United States.
		The "United Kingdom" as a name is taken to refer to the kingdom that emerged when the Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland merged on 1 January 1801.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_United_Kingdom (11034 words)

	Category:History of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The History of the United Kingdom covers the political history of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from its creation with the Act of Union 1800, and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1922.
		Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
		Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:History_of_the_United_Kingdom (231 words)

	United Kingdom - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The United Kingdom, often referred to as "Britain", is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state composed through a political union of four constituent entities: the three constituent countries of England, Scotland and Wales (known as the Home Nations) on Great Britain, and the province of Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland.
		At the April 2001 UK Census, the United Kingdom's population was 58,789,194, the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the twenty-first largest in the world.
		Also sometimes associated with the United Kingdom, though not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom itself, are the Crown dependencies (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) as self-governing possessions of the Crown, and a number of overseas territories under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/United_Kingdom (4995 words)

	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.
	infotut.com /geography/United-Kingdom (1115 words)

	United Kingdom (08/05)
		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 a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is one of NATO's major European maritime, air, and land powers; it ranks third among NATO countries in total defense expenditure.
		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 (4138 words)

	United Kingdom History & United Kingdom Culture \| iExplore.com
		By the early ninth century, Wessex had emerged as the dominant kingdom and was the spearhead of resistance to the Danish invasions, particularly during the reign of Alfred the Great.
		The constitutional history of England between the 11th and 15th centuries can be viewed in terms of the gradual expansion of the powers of the crown and the increasing efficiency and sophistication of the monarch’s administration.
		The United Kingdom is an hereditary monarchy, with real power being held by the Prime Minister, who is the leader of the largest parliamentary party and the head of the Cabinet.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/United+Kingdom/History (2873 words)

	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.
	www.electionworld.org /history/unitedkingdom.htm (809 words)

	WWW Virtual Library Labour History: United Kingdom
		North East Labour History Society Britain's oldest regional labour history society is dedicated to the study of working people's history in the region, particularly during the modern period.
		Socialist History Society A group based in the UK concerned with the study of history from a socialist perspective, broadly defined.
		Scottish Economic History Database 1550-1780 at the University of Exeter.
	www.iisg.nl /~w3vl/unitedkingdom.html (2442 words)

	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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	United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a Parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members.
		In July 2003 Blair announced that “history would forgive” the UK and U.S. “if we are wrong” and that the end to the “inhuman carnage and suffering” caused by Saddam Hussein was justification enough for the war.
		Devolution in the United Kingdom: statehood and citizenship in transition.
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	History of the United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The United Kingdom also fought during World War II on the side of the Allies.
		The separate identities of each of the United Kingdom's constituent parts also is reflected in their respective governmental structures.
		Britain's relationship with Europe, in particular its potential participation in the single European currency, the euro, is a subject of considerable political discussion in the United Kingdom.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/unitedkingdom.html (1860 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		History Footsteps - Local history resources for schools from the Victoria County History: The Bristol Slavery Trail, Travelling through Codford and Warter...living in an estate village.
		History of the United Kingdom - A large collection of primary sources on British history.
		Suite101 - British Social History - Articles on the social history of the British, including their daily lives, their culture, the different influences on different eras of the arts and the fashions and styles of different eras.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/History (1304 words)

	Baha'i History of the United Kingdom
		As a "mother community," the United Kingdom's overseas work has raised up "daughter" communities in Central and East Africa in 1956; in Guyana in 1970; and in the Republic of Ireland and in Cyprus in 1972.
		It is estimated that between 1951 and 1993, Bahá'ís from the United Kingdom settled in 138 countries.
		The off-shore islands of the United Kingdom were opened in 1953 by the following Knights of Bahá'u'lláh: Channel Islands (Jersey): Miss Evelyn Baxter (1883-1969, BW 15:456-57), a retired school teacher, and Mr.
	www.northill.demon.co.uk /relstud/uk.htm (3660 words)

	GENUKI: United Kingdom and Ireland
		However, in line with normal genealogical practice, this Information Service is structured according to the counties as shown in these maps of England, Scotland and Wales, and of Ireland, i.e., as they were prior to the re-organisation that took place in 1974 (1975 for Scotland).
		The Catholic History Website is a partnership of societies and individuals with an interest in Catholic history in the British Isles since the Reformation.
		Taxes in force in 1837 from "History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of the West-Riding of Yorkshire, with the City of York and Port of Hull." by William White (1837).
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big (1864 words)

	WWW Virtual Library Women's History: United Kingdom
		The library has a number of significant collections on the history of working women including archives from the cooperative movement, the suffragettes and suffragists, women in the labour party and the feminist movement of the 1970s.
		Women's Committee of the Economic History Society The aim of the Committee is to encourage women to participate in all areas of economic and social history.
		Women's History Network (UK) The WHN is an organisation of academics, teachers, women in libraries, independent and amateur historians, working to encourage research and writing in women's history.
	www.iisg.nl /w3vlwomenshistory/unitedkingdom.html (1045 words)

	History Of The United Kingdom
		(except when it is, history of the united kingdom i.e., alt.big.nazi.idiots) as justification, effectively halting movement from the eco-village.
		By five pm all actions from the camp had been cancelled and there was consensus to not resist the blockade today, although at times Plants provide nourishment for our bodies and souls.
		Instead, what they aspire to is "Whuffie", which serves some of the functions of currency, but is much closer to such concepts as "the approval of your peers" or "respect".
	foxypoxy0.tripod.com /history-of-the-united-kingdom.html (643 words)

	Art History Graduate Programs in United Kingdom and Ireland
		Prior knowledge of South Asian art, history and culture is not essential, although many students may have studied an aspect of South Asian art and culture as part of their undergraduate degree and wish to acquire greater depth of knowledge.
		On completion students will have deepened their knowledge of the history of art and design, gained the ability to identify significant issues for research in the history of art and design, and developed skills to conduct and present the results of their research.
		The MA in the History of Textiles and Dress is unique in its concentration on the interpretation of textiles in a social context and in its desire to set their history within the framework of design history and material culture.
	www.gradschools.com /listings/UK/art_history_uk.html (4130 words)

	Amazon.com: The Four Nations : A History of the United Kingdom: Books: Frank Welsh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The history of Scotland and Ireland is largely a matter of their attempts to remain free of, and then accommodate to, a hegemonic England.
		He concludes in the year 2001, considering whether "the end of the United Kingdom" is at hand (to those who fear it, he replies that "the unitary state had been disintegrating for over a century").
		United Kingdom, House of Commons, Northern Ireland, Prime Minister, Scottish Parliament, Irish Parliament, English Parliament, Irish Sea, Lloyd George, House of Lords, King Edward, Labour Party, Lord Lieutenant, Plaid Cymru, Queen Mary, King Henry, Queen Elizabeth, Secretary of State, South Africa, Act of Union, King Charles, King George, English Crown, Free State, King James
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	History of the Monarchy
		The Monarchy is the oldest institution of government in the United Kingdom.
		Until 1603 the English and Scottish Crowns were separate; after this date one monarch reigned in the United Kingdom.
		Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom (from 1603)
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page5.asp (40 words)

	United Kingdom: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After the crushing of a nationalist rebellion in Ireland in 1798, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was created in 1801 with the dissolution of the Irish Parliament.
		The United Kingdom obtained new territories from its different wars with France, and its triumph over Napoleon at Waterloo (1815).
		In February 1990, the United Kingdom and Argentina renewed diplomatic relations and their representatives met in Madrid to negotiate the issue of the return of the Malvinas/Falklands.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=178 (4452 words)

	Oral History Society Home Page
		Oral history enables people who have been hidden from history to be heard, and for those interested in their past to record personal experiences and those of their families and communities.
		Oral history is new and exciting because it is interactive: it is shared history and a rare chance to actually talk to history face to face.
		Oral history is used in schools by young people to explore their own community: talking about the past brings young and old together.
	www.ohs.org.uk (643 words)

	History Of United Kingdom
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		of the East Kingdom, and later elevated to Kingdom Status in the Fall Support Polish Migrants Strike Against Tescos is the largest navy in Europe.
		Despite Britain's wide ranging capabilities, recent defence policy has a stated assumption that any large operation would be united kingdom weather undertaken as part of a coalition.
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	WWW-VL History Index
		History Gateway [The Institute of Historical Research, London]
		Jack the Ripper As the Threat of Outcast London.
		WWWVL History was established as HNSource on 6 March 1993.
	vlib.iue.it /history/europe/uk/uk.html (768 words)

	Open Directory - Society: History: Academic Departments: United Kingdom: England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		King Alfred's College, Winchester, History - Offers single and combined BAs and an MA in local and regional history and archaeology and an MA in social history.
		University of Greenwich - School of Humanities - History is one of the disciplines in the School.
		University of Liverpool - School of History - Provides a general overview of the school and its research as well as resources for current and prospective students and staff list.
	dmoz.org /Society/History/Academic_Departments/United_Kingdom/England (2095 words)

	United Kingdom
		Evolution of the Union Jack as the flag of the United Kingdom
		Because The St Andrew's Cross, representing Scotland, the older member of the United Kingdom, comes before Saint Patrick for Ireland, a younger addition.
		But Scotland was the senior of the two kingdoms, so this was unsatisfactory.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb.html (3219 words)

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