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==Past and present states in the British Isles== | ==Past and present states in the British Isles== | ||
According to Norman Davies<ref>Norman Davies: ''The Isles", pagexxxix, Macmillan 1999</ref> the following states have existed during different periods of the history of the "British Isles" of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.<br> | According to Norman Davies<ref>Norman Davies: ''The Isles", pagexxxix, Macmillan 1999</ref> the following states have existed during different periods of the history of the "British Isles" of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.<br> | ||
(the early dates are speculative} | (the early dates are speculative} | ||
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* The Kingdom of the Scots (9th century to 1707) | * The Kingdom of the Scots (9th century to 1707) | ||
* The Kingdom of England and its dependencies(10th century to 1536) | * The Kingdom of England and its dependencies(10th century to 1536) | ||
* The Kingdom of | * The Kingdom of England and Wales (1536-1649, 1660-1707) | ||
* The Kingdom of Ireland (1541-1649, 1660-1800) | * The Kingdom of Ireland (1541-1649, 1660-1800) | ||
* The Commonwealth of England, Wales and Ireland (1649-1654) | * The Commonwealth of England, Wales and Ireland (1649-1654) | ||
Revision as of 03:17, 1 October 2013
Past and present states in the British Isles
According to Norman Davies[1] the following states have existed during different periods of the history of the "British Isles" of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
(the early dates are speculative}
- The High Kingships of Ireland[1] (c1700 BCE - 1315 AD)
- British tribal principalities[2] (c1100 BCE - c700 AD)
- Independent "Pictland"[3] (c70 - 850 AD)
- Roman Britannia
- Independent British[4]/ Welsh[5], Cornish, Cumbrian and Strathclyde principalities.(5th century to 1283)
- The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (5th to 10th century AD)
- The Kingdom of the Scots (9th century to 1707)
- The Kingdom of England and its dependencies(10th century to 1536)
- The Kingdom of England and Wales (1536-1649, 1660-1707)
- The Kingdom of Ireland (1541-1649, 1660-1800)
- The Commonwealth of England, Wales and Ireland (1649-1654)
- The Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland (1654-1660)
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800)
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1922)
- The Irish Free State, Eire and The Republic of Ireland (1922)
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922)
Population growth
(estimated population (millions))
year 1401 1521 1601 1701 1801 1851 1901 1999 2009 2011 England & Wales 2.1 2.3 4.1 5.1 8.9 17.9 35.5 49.0 54.8 56.1 Scotland 0.8 1.6 2.9 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 Northern Ireland 1.7 1.8
(sources: The History Today Companion to British History, GENUKI, the UK Office of National Statistics, the General Register Office for Scotland)
References
- ↑ Norman Davies: The Isles", pagexxxix, Macmillan 1999