Permanent historical factsheet

Independence of Great Britain

Name: Independence of Great Britain – Great Britain factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Great Britain · House / House of Windsor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1947–1986Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1947

George VI15 August 1947

House / House of Windsor

The King is no longer King-Emperor

1986

Elizabeth II2 March 1986

Canberra · House / House of Windsor

Signs the Australia Bill in severing constitutional ties with Britain

Names involved

Elizabeth IIGeorge VI

Provenance

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