// Middle Ages
Kingdom of England
- Period
- AD 936 – AD 1708
- Duration
- approx. 772 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1702
- Area (max.)
- approx. 562,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of England — according to the map data from AD 936 to AD 1708, roughly 772 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Kingdom of England — greatest extent around AD 1702: the mapped borders then cover about 562,000 km², roughly 0.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 935)
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Kingdom of Wessex
- Brythonic Kingdoms
- Viking settlements
After
- British Empire
- English Colonial Empire
- British Colonial Empire
- Kingdom of Great Britain
Neighbours around AD 1702
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1702 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of England on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.