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Europe

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England

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927 - 1016 Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England First unification of England under Athelstan of England in 927; made permanent under Edred of England in 954.
1016 - 1042 Danish Empire of Canute Conquest of England by Canute the Great in 1016
1042 - 1066 Second Anglo-Saxon Kingdom Re-emergence of England as a Kingdom under Edward the Confessor
1066 - 1649 Kingdom of England Conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William the Conqueror
1649 - 1660 English Commonwealth Following the execution of King Charles I by parliament, the English Commonwealth is established. The period can be divided into:
1660 - 1707 Restored English Monarchy Restoration of Monarchy under Charles II of England
1707 Act of Union England ends existence as an independent state upon union with Scotland.

France

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843 - 1792 First French Kingdom West Francia, the precursor kingdom to France is established by the Treaty of Verdun.
1792 - 1804 French First Republic Louis XVI formally deposed, ending the French monarchy. Constitutionally, the republic subdivided into government by:
1804 - 1814 First French Empire
1814 - 1848 Restored French Kingdom
1848 - 1852 Second French Republic
1852 - 1870 Second French Empire
1870 - 1940 Third French Republic
1940 - 1944 Vichy France Wartime regieme.
1946 - 1958 French Fourth Republic
1958 - Today French Fifth Republic