User:NeilTarrant/Historic States
Europe
[edit]England
[edit]| 927 - 1016 | Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England | First unification of England under Athelstan of England in 927; made permanent under Edred of England in 954. |
| 1016 - 1042 | Danish Empire of Canute | Conquest of England by Canute the Great in 1016 |
| 1042 - 1066 | Second Anglo-Saxon Kingdom | Re-emergence of England as a Kingdom under Edward the Confessor |
| 1066 - 1649 | Kingdom of England | Conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William the Conqueror |
| 1649 - 1660 | English Commonwealth | Following the execution of King Charles I by parliament, the English Commonwealth is established. The period can be divided into:
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| 1660 - 1707 | Restored English Monarchy | Restoration of Monarchy under Charles II of England |
| 1707 | Act of Union | England ends existence as an independent state upon union with Scotland. |
France
[edit]| 843 - 1792 | First French Kingdom | West Francia, the precursor kingdom to France is established by the Treaty of Verdun. |
| 1792 - 1804 | French First Republic | Louis XVI formally deposed, ending the French monarchy. Constitutionally, the republic subdivided into government by:
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| 1804 - 1814 | First French Empire | |
| 1814 - 1848 | Restored French Kingdom | |
| 1848 - 1852 | Second French Republic | |
| 1852 - 1870 | Second French Empire | |
| 1870 - 1940 | Third French Republic | |
| 1940 - 1944 | Vichy France | Wartime regieme. |
| 1946 - 1958 | French Fourth Republic | |
| 1958 - Today | French Fifth Republic |