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King Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509) concentrated on establishing peace in England, especially against the threatened rebellions by the newly defeated House of York. Foreign affairs apart from Scotland were not a high priority. Scotland was an independent country, and peace was agreed to in 1497.
At this point England ceased to exist as a separate political entity, and since then has had no national government. The laws of England were unaffected, with the legal jurisdiction continuing to be that of England and Wales, while Scotland continued to have its own laws and law courts.
The 1690s were a time of economic hardship in Europe as a whole and Scotland in particular, a period now known as the Seven ill years which led to strained relations with England. [22] In 1698, the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies received a charter to raise capital through public subscription. [ 23 ]
Magna Carta Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text Created 1215 ; 810 years ago (1215) Location Two at the British Library ; one each in Lincoln Castle and in Salisbury Cathedral Author(s) John, King of England His barons Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury Purpose Peace treaty Full text Magna Carta at Wikisource Part of the Politics series ...
For leisure or work, for getting or spending, England was a better country in 1879 than in 1815. The scales were less weighted against the weak, against women and children, and against the poor. There was greater movement, and less of the fatalism of an earlier age.
The beginnings of the English local government system date back to the Middle Ages when a peace judge represented the king in each county. England remained an example of a country whose territorial administration relied solely on local government bodies until the end of the 19th century. They had broad powers and evolved towards ...
A political party campaigning for English Independence was formed in February 2008, the Free England Party, it achieving some minor electoral success before disbanding in December 2009. An English Parliament within the UK was the (3.2.2) 2016 Manifesto pledge of the English Democrats. [39] An English Independence party was registered in 2016. [40]
The British Peace Movement, 1870-1914 (Cambridge University Press, 2001) ISBN 978-0-19-924835-3, some pages available at GoogleBooks – Chapter 1 concerns the first fifty years or so of the British Peace Society from 1816; van der Linden, Wilhelmus Hubertus. The International Peace Movement, 1815–1874 (Tilleul, 1987) ISBN 978-9-08-001341-4