Is England it's own country?

Question

I have seen a lot of answers and questions on here where people are saying that England is not a legal country and hasn't been since 1707. I looked it up on the internet and found that England is a country by itself and that the current queen is the Queen of England. According to the internet the Queen is crowned Queen of England and that the United Kingdom and the commenwealth is mentioned seperately from England in the coronation. So is England a country by itself and is there a Queen of England? I have asked my family and have gotten the right answer but I'm just really curious as to what everyone else will say.

Answer 1

It depends what you mean by country.

If you mean independent state, in the same way that France, Germany, Uganda, Japan etc are countries, then no. England is just part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is not really a country in any sense. It's basically a geographical term and refers to the island on which England, Wales and Scotland are located (as well as smaller islands considered to belong to these countries).

These four parts of the United Kingdom (Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) are also often called countries, which is basically equivalent to "nation". A similar case is the Basque Country, which is not independent and actually spans the French-Spanish border.

So England can be called a country, as can Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, none of them are independent.

The current queen, by the way, is actually Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. She's sometimes called the Queen of England, but this is not strictly accurate (except inasmuch as she's Queen of Wales and Scotland, or London and York).

Answer 2

Because the monarch of England is also the monarch of the rest of the United Kingdom, and England has always seemed the most important piece of the larger NATION (which is really the amalgam of four countries.  Or three and a half if you count Ireland as all one...) we think of England as the nation.  It truly is a country, but the dominant country of the United Kingdom, since, essentially, originally, England conquered the other three countries.

The four countries of the United Kingdom are England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (Ireland being only the Northern part, since the Republic of Ireland won their independance in the early 20th century).  There are clear borders for each of these countries, though I don't think there is anything politically defining them, like seperate governors or different laws.  It's more of a cultural difference.  But don't EVER tell a Scot that they're English.  They'll straighten you out.

Answer 3

England is a country, but it is part of Great britain, which is also a country, confused yet, well it is also part of the UK (which is a country).  England doesn't have its own parliament, the UK Govt is at Westminster in London and administrates England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, (Southern Ireland or Eire is a republic).  A lot of inequality happens here in Britain, Scotland and Wales have a degree of self autonomy and have used that to buy themselves many benefits unavailable to those in England, however, these authorities don't pay for themselves and people in England contribute the most money to the union yet are not represented in there own regional parliament.  To make things worse, britains unelected prime minister Gordon Brown is Scottish and couldn't give a d**n about anywhere outside Scotland except London(where the money gets made) He is a very unpopular prime minister, who is liable to be voted out at the next election.  Thrown in to this there are still scottish and welsh, lets call them celtic racists, who believe that they are a different race to Anglo-saxon English and rather bizarrely, hate the english, because of wars and problems from the annals of history.  Research shows that their claims of racial purity are not exactly straight forward and we all share a mix of anglo-saxon, celtic and viking blood.

However, that said, we enjoy a good standard of life here in Britain, with relatively low crime and low poverty.

EDIT: The person who is giving everyone thumbs down for saying  England is a country is undoubtably a celtic racist of some variety, I wonder how they would feel when told that either scotland or wales wasn't a country.

Answer 4

Yeah englands a country. But they own alot of other countrys, they are under the commenwealth ( british rule)

Answer 5

yes it's a country of the united kingdom

Answer 6

ask my pal at england no idk

Answer 7

Daniel W and Rachelle are wrong by saying that the last person to hold the title "Queen of England" was Elizabeth I. Rachelle posted this, which makes no sense:

Quote: "The last Queen to have legally hold the title "Queen of England" is Elizabeth I since she did not rule any other countries except England."

The last person to hold that title was Anne of Great Britain and Ireland, who was previously Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. It does not matter how many other titles were held.

Whether England is a country or not I cannot accurately answer, my opinion is that it may be a country within the UK but it is not a country internationally. However, there is no Queen of England, but a Queen *in* England who is Queen in England because she is Queen of the UK.

Answer 8

England is a part of The United Kingdom as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Answer 9

Yes it is.

Answer 10

** I would say so

Is australia our own

Answer 11

It's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The UK includes England, Scotland, Wales and part of Ireland.

They all used to be separate countries, but now they are the UK.

England is a constituent country, which means that it is s country that is part of a larger entity. Each of the four constituent countries has it's own laws, and parliament and all that, but they are also regulated by the UK government.

It's kind of like how in the US there are different states that have their own laws and everything, but they are ultimately under the control of the federal government. Only in the UK they're not called states.

Answer 12

Technically and Legally its not.But in Culture the English people think it is and says it is too.So there is no wrong answer.Technically its not.But by Culture it is.In the UK the welsh think there welsh and have a different school system.The Scottish thinks their Scottish and also have a different school system.So does England and Northern Ireland.So Legally it is not a true country but by culture it is.

Answer 13

Well, I'm English, was born here and lived here for most of my life, and as far as myself and just about every other English person you meet will tell you - England is a country in its own right - as are the other constituent parts of the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There may not be border patrols, but there are certainly borders between the countries - and language differences too.  In fact, though England is the largest country, we are also suffering the most identity crisis - the Scots, Welsh and Irish all have their own national parliament, whilst we have the UK parliament here in london, but no country parliament of our own.  It seems to be a government mindset these days that to be English is to be racist - and something to be ashamed of, whereas to be Scottish, Welsh or Irish is something to be celebrated... and it is getting ridiculous. True, we've had a pretty war mongering history and not all of our conquests have been something to be proud of - but we are a nation in our own right - and a country in our own right - with as much right to that sense of identity as the others in the UK.

Answer 14

The United Kingdom is made up of several lands,or constituent countries.It is comprised of England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.So,England is a country!

Answer 15

England is the largest part of the United kingdom. Internationally it has no status (except in Sport where some sports are English as opposed to British e.g Football, Rugby Union, Commonwealth Games).

It is not mentioned separately in the Title of the Queen as she is the "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her other Realms and Territories".

The Queen is often referred to as the "Queen of England" but the last person to hold that title was Queen Elizabeth I as the thrones of Scotland and England merged after that. Queen Anne was known as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland but during her reign became Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.

Answer 16

England is a country, so is Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain, is a sovereign island country consisting of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - the four constituent countries. Therefore Elizabeth II is "Queen of the United Kingdom." She is legally "Queen of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland", however, the Queen does not hold these titles separately.

The last Queen to have legally hold the title "Queen of England" is Elizabeth I since she did not rule any other countries except England. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, England and Scotland were united as a single state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. Queen Anne became its first sovereign, while continuing to hold the separate crown of Queen of Ireland. The Act of Union 1800 united the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland, which had been gradually brought under English control between 1541 and 1691, to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.