United Kingdom

United Kingdom is a state in British Isles (Europe) that has existed since 1801 CE. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

The union with Ireland in 1801 created the UK, which ruled the largest empire in history by 1920. Most of Ireland left in 1922, the empire was given up after 1945, and Britain left the EU in 2020.

See United Kingdom on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1801 CE to the present

Duration

224 years

Type

State

Region

British Isles, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

London

Came from

• Kingdom of Ireland 1542 to 1800 CE
• Kingdom of Great Britain 1707 to 1800 CE

Became

• Irish Free State 1922 to 1937 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1815 Battle of Waterloo
• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution
• 1939 Second World War begins
• 1957 Treaty of Rome
• 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall
• 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Neighbours in Europe

• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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