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9 hours ago · The history of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom covers English, British, and United Kingdom's foreign policy from about 1500 to 2000. For the current situation since 2000 see foreign relations of the United Kingdom . Britain from 1750 to the 1910s took pride in an unmatched economic base; comprising industry, finance, shipping and ...
1 day ago · Catholicism (1668–1701) Signature. James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of ...
- 6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688
- Henrietta Maria of France
1 day ago · The oldest town hall, which was built as a chapel for pilgrims, is Dover Town Hall, thought to have been completed in around 1203, [2] while the oldest purpose-built town hall is Bury St Edmunds Guildhall, which dates back to around 1220. [3] The tallest town hall is Manchester Town Hall with a clock tower which rises to 280 feet (85 m).
9 hours ago · British Allied victory. Coalition victory, Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris. Bourbon Restoration; Napoleon's exile to Elba. Various territorial changes. Beginning of the Congress of Vienna. Hostilities resume with the return of Napoleon to power in 1815. Second Kandyan War. (1815) United Kingdom.
9 hours ago · Saint Patrick. Saint Brigid. Saint Colmcille. ^ Including surrounding islands. Ireland ( / ˈaɪərlənd / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and ...
- 84,421 km² (32,595 sq mi)
- Northwestern Europe
- 20th
- Northern Ireland
1 day ago · L'anglais (English ; prononcé : / ˈ ɪ ŋ. ɡ l ɪ ʃ / Écouter) est une langue indo-européenne germanique originaire d'Angleterre qui tire ses racines de langues du nord de l'Europe (terre d'origine des Angles, des Saxons et des Frisons) dont le vocabulaire a été enrichi et la syntaxe et la grammaire modifiées par le français anglo-normand [Note 1], apporté par les Normands, puis par ...
9 hours ago · Il Regno Unito è uno Stato con uno degli indici di sviluppo umano più elevati del mondo. È membro fondatore dell' ONU, della NATO e membro del G8 e del G7 . Il Regno Unito è stato inoltre un membro dell' Unione europea dal 1º gennaio 1973 al 31 gennaio 2020, data della sua uscita.
