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==Past and present states in the British Isles==
According to Norman Davies<ref>Norman Davies: ''The Isles", pagexxxix, Macmillan 1999</ref> the following states have  existed during different periods of the history of the "British Isles" of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.<br>
(the early dates are speculative}
* The High Kingships of Ireland[http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article12.html] (c1700 BCE - 1315 AD)
* British tribal principalities[http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/nation08.htm] (c1100 BCE - c700 AD)
* Independent "Pictland"[http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/GaelsPictland.htm] (c70 - 850 AD)
* Roman Britannia
* Independent British[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/gem/gem02.htm#page_3]/ Welsh[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id142.html], Cornish,  Cumbrian and Strathclyde principalities.(5th century to 1283)
* The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (5th to 10th century AD)
* The Kingdom of the Scots  (9th century to 1707)
* The Kingdom of England and its dependencies(10th century to 1536)
* The Kingdom of England and Wales (1536-1649, 1660-1707)
* The Kingdom of Ireland (1541-1649, 1660-1800)
* The Commonwealth of England, Wales and Ireland (1649-1654)
* The Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland (1654-1660)
* The United Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800)
* The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1922)
* The Irish Free State, Eire and The Republic of Ireland (1922)
* The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922)


'''Estimated population of Britain 1000 to 2000 BCE  (millions)'''
==Population growth==
(estimated population (millions))
::::{|class="wikitable"
::::{|class="wikitable"
! 1000
!year
! 1348
! 1401
! 1642
! 1521
! 1800
! 1601
! 1850
! 1701
! 1910
! 1801
! 1945
! 1851
! 1901
! 1999
! 1999
! 2009
! 2011
|-
|-
| 1.5
!England & Wales
| 3.5
| 2.1
| 6
| 2.3
| 11
| 4.1
| 21
| 5.1
| 37
| 8.9
| 49
| 17.9
| 59
| 35.5
| 49.0
| 54.8
| 56.1
|-
!Scotland
|
|
| 0.8
|
| 1.6
| 2.9
| 4.5
| 5.1
| 5.2
| 5.3
|-
!Northern Ireland
|
|
|  
|  
|
|
|
| 1.7
|
| 1.8
|}
|}
(source: Population of Britain Animation, BBC History[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_ani_population.shtml])
(sources: The History Today Companion to British History, [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/population.html GENUKI], the UK Office of National Statistics, the General Register Office for Scotland)
 
==References==
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This addendum is a continuation of the article History of England.

Past and present states in the British Isles

According to Norman Davies[1] the following states have existed during different periods of the history of the "British Isles" of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
(the early dates are speculative}

  • The High Kingships of Ireland[1] (c1700 BCE - 1315 AD)
  • British tribal principalities[2] (c1100 BCE - c700 AD)
  • Independent "Pictland"[3] (c70 - 850 AD)
  • Roman Britannia
  • Independent British[4]/ Welsh[5], Cornish, Cumbrian and Strathclyde principalities.(5th century to 1283)
  • The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (5th to 10th century AD)
  • The Kingdom of the Scots (9th century to 1707)
  • The Kingdom of England and its dependencies(10th century to 1536)
  • The Kingdom of England and Wales (1536-1649, 1660-1707)
  • The Kingdom of Ireland (1541-1649, 1660-1800)
  • The Commonwealth of England, Wales and Ireland (1649-1654)
  • The Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland (1654-1660)
  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800)
  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1922)
  • The Irish Free State, Eire and The Republic of Ireland (1922)
  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922)

Population growth

(estimated population (millions))

year 1401 1521 1601 1701 1801 1851 1901 1999 2009 2011
England & Wales 2.1 2.3 4.1 5.1 8.9 17.9 35.5 49.0 54.8 56.1
Scotland 0.8 1.6 2.9 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3
Northern Ireland 1.7 1.8

(sources: The History Today Companion to British History, GENUKI, the UK Office of National Statistics, the General Register Office for Scotland)

References

  1. Norman Davies: The Isles", pagexxxix, Macmillan 1999