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1 day ago · The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in ...
2 days ago · The Kingdom of Ireland as a whole had become part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Acts of Union 1800. From the 1870s, support for some form of an elected parliament in Dublin grew. In 1870, Isaac Butt, who was a Protestant, formed the Home Government Association, which became the Home Rule League.
4 days ago · Great Britain from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Kingdom of Kandy: British victory. End of 2357 years of Sinhalese independence; Irish Rebellion of 1798 (1798) Kingdom of Ireland Great Britain. United Irishmen. Defenders French Republic. British victory. Rebellion defeated; 1801 Act of Union; 4th Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799)
22 hours ago · List of languages and dialects Living The table below outlines living indigenous languages of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The languages of the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) are not included here. Language Type Spoken in Numbers of speakers in the UK English Germanic (West Germanic) Throughout the United Kingdom 59,824,194 ...
3 days ago · Belfast, city, district, and capital of Northern Ireland, on the River Lagan, at its entrance to Belfast Lough (inlet of the sea). It became a city by royal charter in 1888. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. The district of Belfast has an area of 44 square miles ...
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2 days ago · Citizens of the United Kingdom can freely enter the country without a passport due to the Common Travel Area, which is a passport-free zone comprising the islands of Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. However, some identification is required at airports and seaports. Local government
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5 days ago · Ireland, which, like Great Britain, once formed part of this landmass, lies on the European continental shelf, surrounded by seas that are generally less than 650 feet (200 metres) deep. The greatest distance from north to south in the island is 302 miles (486 km), and from east to west it is 171 miles (275 km).
