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This category contains articles on all aspects of monarchy in the United Kingdom and its predecessor kingdoms. The articles about the monarchs of these kingdoms are in the British monarchs category, while the British royalty category contains all the articles about royal individuals, including the monarchs. The Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man ...
Alfred only ever controlled parts of southern England. The consensus opinion is that he assumed the title "King of the Angles and Saxons" or "King of the Anglo-Saxons". It was Æthelstan that assumed the title "King of the English" when he conquered Northumbria in 927. The first paragraph of the history section needs to be changed to reflect this.
The new flag of the United Kingdom was officially created by an Order in Council of 1801, with its blazon reading as follows: The Union Flag shall be azure , the Crosses saltire of Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick quarterly per saltire, counter-changed, argent and gules , the latter fimbriated of the second , surmounted by the Cross of Saint George of the third fimbriated as the saltire.
Constitution of the United Kingdom. Parliament is central to the United Kingdom's democratic constitution. In the Palace of Westminster the House of Commons represents the public in 650 UK constituencies and chooses the prime minister at will. The House of Lords remains unelected but can be overruled.
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons ...
The kingdom subsequently gained diplomatic recognition from European powers and the United States. An influx of European and American explorers, traders, and whalers soon began arriving to the kingdom, introducing diseases such as syphilis, tuberculosis, smallpox, and measles, leading to the rapid decline of the Native Hawaiian population.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy where executive power is delegated by legislation and social conventions to a unitary parliamentary democracy. From this a hereditary monarch, currently King Charles III, serves as head of state while the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, currently Rishi Sunak since 2022, serves as the elected ...
