Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. 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 is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west – these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago.Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Honshu in Japan and Java in Indonesia, and the most populated island outside of Asia.
The term "Great Britain" can also refer to the political territory of England, Scotland and Wales, which includes their offshore islands. This territory, together with Northern Ireland, constitutes the United Kingdom. Provided by Wikipedia
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Whereas we have caused our writs to be issued for the calling of a Parliament, to meet and be holden at Westminster the twentieth day of this instant...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Whereas it has been represented to us, that the meeting of our parliament on the eighth day of October next ...will be inconvenient to many of our sub...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas in the late expedition to Cadiz, great quantities of goods and plate were, contrary to our express command, and order of the general o...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas by our royal proclamation, dated the fifteenth day of January last, we did require and command all seamen, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas several mariners in our service, on our ships of war and other ships, have had leave, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas there is reason to apprehend, that divers seamen, as well such as came home with our fleet from the streights the last year, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas it has been represented to us, that not only many inconveniencies have already happened, but that the like may hereafter attend the tr...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas we have caused our writs to be issued, for the calling of a Parliament to meet and be holden at Westminster, on Thursday the fourteent...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas our Parliament, which, by our writs for that purpose issued, was called to meet at Westminster, on Thursday the fourteenth day of June...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas it is our royal intention to give all due incouragement to all such seamen and able-bodied landmen, who shall voluntarily enter themse...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas of late several persons endeavouring to foment animosities, and cover designs, which they dare not publickly own, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas several mariners in our service on our ships of war, and other ships, have had leave, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued to the two and twentieth day of this instant October, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas we have received certain information, that the person who, during the life of the late King James the Second, pretended to be Prince o...
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas we have received information, that some persons have landed from on board the French fleet, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas the Commons of Great Britain in this present Parliament assembled, have by their humble address besought us, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas by our royal proclamation, bearing date the fifteenth day of this instant April, we did dissolve the last Parliament, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas by the twenty second article of the Treaty of Union, for uniting the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas we have received information, that divers persons who have actually been in our service as soldiers, ....
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By the Queen, a proclamation. Anne R. Whereas by Act of Parliament made in the tenth and eleventh years of the reign of the late King William the Third, intituled, An Act to encour...
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