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Independence United Kingdom, in 36 editions.
The entry for United Kingdom published Independence in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Independence in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Independence” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
1 January 1801, United Kingdom established
1 January 1801, United Kingdom established
The same text in 5 editions, 1993 to 1997.
1 January 1801 (United Kingdom established)
1 January 1801, United 1801 (United Kingdom established established)
- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century;
- the union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284;
- in the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain;
- the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801 adopting the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
- the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland;
- six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
Rewritten: too little of the 1997 text remains to mark the changes.
England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th
century; the union between England and Wales was enacted under the
Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; in the Act of Union of 1707, England and
Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; the legislative
union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801 adopting
the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the
Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six
northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as
Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century;
- the union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284;
- in the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain;
- the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
- the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland;
- six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th
10th century; the union between England and Wales was enacted under the
the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; in the Act of Union of 1707,
England andScotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; the legislative
legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801 adopting
1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland; theAnglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a
partition of Ireland; sixnorthern Irish counties remained part of
the United Kingdom asNorthern Ireland and the current name of the
country, the UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
was adopted in 1927
The same text in 3 editions, 2000 to 2002.
- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century;
- the union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284;
- in the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain;
- the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
- the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland;
- six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
England has existed as a unified entity since the10th century; the union between England and Wales was enacted underthe Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; in the Act of Union of 1707,England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; thelegislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized apartition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part ofthe United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of thecountry, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,was adopted in 1927
The same text in 6 editions, 2003 to 2008.
- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century;
- the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union;
- in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain;
- the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
- the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland;
- six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales was enacted under Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in the another Act of Union of in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
- 1927;
- England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century;
- the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union;
- in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain;
- the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;
- the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland;
- six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
1927; England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
- notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united);
- 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales);
- 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales);
- 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England and Scotland as Great Britain);
- 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland);
- 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England and Scotland as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland)
The same text in 6 editions, 2012 to 2017.
- 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
- notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united);
- 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales);
- 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales);
- 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England and Scotland as Great Britain);
- 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland);
- 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland)
12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England and Scotland as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom as and Northern Ireland)
- no official date of independence:
- 927 (minor English kingdoms united);
- 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales);
- 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales);
- 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain);
- 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland);
- 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland);
- 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom no official date of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England England, Scotland, and Scotland Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
The same text in 6 editions, 2019 to 2024.
- no official date of independence:
- 927 (minor English kingdoms unite);
- 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales);
- 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales);
- 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain);
- 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland);
- 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland);
- 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- no official date of independence:
- 927 (minor English kingdoms unite);
- 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales);
- 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales);
- 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain);
- 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland);
- 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties become Northern Ireland and remain part of the UK);
- 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties become Northern Ireland and remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); UK); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United Kingdom: Independence.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-kingdom/independence.