![]() ![]() Histories of the kingdom of England from the Norman conquest of 1066 conventionally distinguish periods named after successive ruling dynasties: Norman (1066–1154), Plantagenet (1154–1485), Tudor (1485–1603) and Stuart (1603–1707, interrupted by the Interregnum of 1649–1660). The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from the Anglo-Saxon one at Winchester to Westminster, and the City of London quickly established itself as England's largest and principal commercial centre. In 1016, the kingdom became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway. In 927, the various Anglo-Saxon kings swore their allegiance to Æthelstan of Wessex ( r. 924–939), unifying most of modern England under a single king. 'Kingdom of the English' or 'Kingdom of the Angles') existed on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it unified from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Kingdom of England ( Latin: Regnum Anglorum, lit.
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