United Kingdom
polity · 1715 AD–present
United Kingdom, a polity recorded 1715 AD–present: 9 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1715 AD–1879 AD | — |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 1880 AD–1937 AD | — |
| United Kingdom | 1938 AD–present | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1715 AD–1782 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1715 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1783 AD–1814 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1783 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1815 AD–1879 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1815 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1880 AD–1913 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1880 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1914 AD–1919 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1914 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1920 AD–1937 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1920 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1938 AD–1944 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1938 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1945 AD–1959 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1945 AD | Religion: protestant. |
| 1960 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1960 AD | Religion: protestant. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Historical Basemaps (Andrei Ourednik)
- The Global Religious Landscape, (2012)
- Ninian Smart (ed.), Atlas of the World's Religions, (1999)