England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
England may also refer to:
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Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England (, ) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it emerged from various History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Kingdom of Scotland, ...
, a sovereign state from the 10th century to 1707
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English Empire
The English overseas possessions, also known as the English colonial empire, comprised a variety of overseas territories that were colonised, conquered, or otherwise acquired by the former Kingdom of England during the centuries before the Ac ...
(1570–1707)
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Angevin Empire
The Angevin Empire (; french: Empire Plantagenêt) describes the possessions of the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly half of France, all of England, and parts of Ireland and W ...
(1140–1260)
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England, Arkansas
England is a city in southwestern Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States and the county's fourth most populous city. The population was 2,825 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway Metropolitan St ...
, United States
* England,
Nordstrand Nordstrand may refer to:
Places
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* Nordstrand, Germany, a peninsula in Germany
* Nordstrand (Amt), a former municipality in Nordfriesland, Germany
;Norway
* Nordstrand, Norway, a borough in Oslo, Norway
* Søndre Nordstrand, a borough in ...
, Germany
People
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England (surname) England is an English and Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrew England Kerr (born 1958), British politician
* Anthony W. England, American astronaut
* Arthur J. England Jr. (1932–2013), American jurist and lawyer
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* ''Mr England'', nickname of English rugby fan
Peter Cross (rugby union)
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England captain (disambiguation) England captain and similar terms normally refer to the head player in a sports team that represents England.
Lists of England captains include:
*List of England cricket captains
*List of England national football team captains
For captains in ...
, the captain of an England national team
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List of English monarchs
This list of kings and reigning queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, who initially ruled Wessex, one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which later made up modern England. Alfred styled himself King of the Anglo-Sax ...
, who may be referred to as "England"
Culture
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England (band)
England were a progressive rock group active in the late 1970s, and briefly reformed in 2006. The band is notable for their album ''Garden Shed'' released on Arista Records, and for keyboardist Robert Webb playing a Mellotron sawn in half.
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, a progressive rock group
* "England", a 2006 song by
Justin Hawkins
Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality best known for being the founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of The Darkness. He was influenced by rock bands of the 1970s and ...
* "England", a song by Great Big Sea from ''
Fortune's Favour
''Fortune's Favour'' is the eighth studio album released by Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea. The album was released on June 24, 2008, debuting at No. 5 on the Canadian Music Charts and also includes a DVD. The album was certified gold ...
'', 2008
* "England", a song by The National from ''
High Violet
''High Violet'' is the fifth studio album by The National, which was released on May 10, 2010 in Europe and on May 11, 2010 in North America via 4AD. The band produced the album themselves, assisted by Peter Katis with whom they worked on their ...
'', 2010
* "England's", a song by Tim Smith from ''
Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld'', 1995
Other uses
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List of national sports teams of England
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England (British postage stamps)
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England (1813 ship)
See also
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Terminology of the British Isles
The terminology of the British Isles refers to the words and phrases that are used to describe the (sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and the smaller islands which surround them. Th ...
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Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...
, an island
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, a country
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New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...
, a region of the northeastern United States
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New England (disambiguation)
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Mr England (disambiguation)
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Britain (disambiguation)
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English (disambiguation)
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