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3 giorni fa · England - Counties, Geography, History: For ceremonial purposes, every part of England belongs to one of 47 geographic, or ceremonial, counties, which are distinct from the historic counties. The monarch appoints a lord lieutenant and a high sheriff to represent each geographic county.
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British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies,...
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6 giorni fa · British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government.
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3 giorni fa · England - Regions, Counties, History: Although England is a small and homogeneous country bound together by law, administration, and a comprehensive transport system, distinctive regional differences have arisen from the country’s geography and history.
17 giu 2024 · The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century. Since then, many territories around the world have been under the control of the United Kingdom or its predecessor states.
3 giorni fa · The system was based on the existing counties (now known as the historic counties, since the major boundary changes of 1974). The counties themselves had had some boundary changes in the preceding 50 years, mainly to remove enclaves and exclaves.
2 giorni fa · The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, into a new unitary state called Great Britain. Of this new state, the historian Simon Schama said:
5 giorni fa · A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 Covers the south and west of the historic county, from Godalming hundred in the south to Kingston-upon-Thames in the north, now part of Greater London. Also includes accounts of (amongst others) Dorking, Guildford, Reigate and Walton on Thames.
