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![]() | The issue whether England is a country or not has been repeatedly raised. The outcome of discussion is that England is a country. This has been confirmed in formal mediation with respect to Wales, though the general issues are common amongst England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The discussion about Wales is summarised in this archive. Further information on the countries within the UK for the different terms used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales can be found at Countries of the United Kingdom, and Subdivisions of the United Kingdom. A table of reliable sources can be found at Talk:Countries of the United Kingdom/refs. Additional material and debates can also be found on the archived talk and FAQs at Talk:United Kingdom. |
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parliament
Parliament, as far as I know, usually refers to the two Houses (Pamour (talk) 17:28, 4 October 2018 (UTC)).
Capital
England doesn't officially have a capital unless someone can source this (also see relevant discussion on Talk:London) IWI (chat) 22:27, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- This has been discussed many times - please check the archive. There is no dispute that it is the de facto capital, and the only question is the meaning of the word "official" in this context. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:30, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
Previous discussions include Talk:England/Archive 4#Capital, etc.. If there is evidence that consensus has changed, the text can be changed. But I haven't seen any discussion here that suggests that it has. So, there is no need to specify anything like "de facto" capital, as against "official" or "de jure" - it is simply recognised as the capital of England as well as of the UK. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:26, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
- The term 'capital' ('head') in this context originally referred to the usual seat of the reigning monarch, who was effectively the government. As the King/Queen often moved around the country with the seasons the location of the 'capital' often changed. For one period the capital of England was Winchester. However for the past several hundred years the usual seat of government has been London, and, as the UK has an unwritten constitution, there has never been any reason for making London the 'official' capital, as everyone who has good reason to need to know where the capital is, already knows.
- BTW, the use of the term 'official' really only pertains to matters of law and legal matters such as are required in treaties and contracts. Countries with written constitutions, republics, etc., require an 'official' capital for legal purposes, whereas England, being the originator of Common law, doesn't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.144.50.207 (talk) 09:58, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
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