The last five hundred years have been very momentous. England played a critically central role during much of that time. Please see a prime example here: http://uk.geocities.com/cwmpage Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com
It has been the United Kingdom of Great Britain for over 400 years. You can't appreciate what you know little about! "Pastor Page" wrote in message news:1209220064_148@webnews.usenet.com... > The last five hundred years have been very momentous. England played a > critically central role during much of that time. Please see a prime > example here: > > http://uk.geocities.com/cwmpage > > >
"R. Mark Clayton" wrote in message news:mqqdncM3xtvT0o7VRVnyuAA@bt.com... > It has been the United Kingdom of Great Britain for over 400 years. > Technically I'm not sure that's correct. Using "United Kingdom" to refer to Great Britain alone would only have applied between the 1707 Act of Union and the 1800 Act of Union . Post 1800, "United Kingdom" referred to Great Britain and Ireland until 1922 when it acquired the current definition of "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" IANACL, so I'm happy to be corrected. Notwithstanding which; the OP clearly knows nothing :-)
On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:50:47 +0100, R. Mark Clayton wrote: > It has been the United Kingdom of Great Britain for over 400 years. It has been Great Britain since 1603. The preface to the King James Version of the Bible is addressed to James I as King of Great Britain. But not the United Kingdom until 1707. -- Facts are sacred ... but comment is free
