England

English ceremonial counties post-1988. Click on any blue name for the article about the county. The City of London is a ceremonial county, but too small to be shown on the map.

Scotland

Wales

Northern
Ireland

Isle of
Man

Northd

Durham

Lancs

Cheshire

Derby

Notts

Lincs

Leics

Staffs

Salop

Warks

Northants

Norfolk

Suffolk

Essex

Herts

Beds

Bucks

Oxon

Glos

Somerset

Wilts

Berks

Kent

Surrey

Hants

Dorset

Devon

Cornwall

Heref

Worcs

Bristol

East Riding
of Yorkshire

Rutland

Cambs

Greater
London

Tyne &
Wear

Cumbria

North Yorkshire

South
Yorks

West
Yorkshire

Greater
Manc

Merseyside

East
Sussex

West
Sussex

Isle of
Wight

West
Mids

England is the largest country within the United Kingdom.

During the Roman Empire the area now known as England formed the major part of the Province of Britannia, having been conquered by the Emperor Claudius in AD 43.

After the Romans left it was settled by Anglo-Saxon tribes, which formed a number of kingdoms. England is considered to have been united as a single Kingdom in 927 by King Æthelstan of Wessex. The Kings of England became Lords of Ireland during the 12th century, and conquered Wales during the 13th Century. The Crown of England was united with that of Scotland on the accession of King James I in 1603.

For many legal purposes England and Wales are treated as a single unit. Since the devolution in the other parts of the United Kingdom, some UK Acts of Parliament now apply to England only.

LGBT History

Homesexuality was punished by law in England from the Buggery Act 1533 and was decriminalised in stages starting with the Sexual Offences Act 1967. See Age of consent for more details.

For the LGBT history of particular parts of the country, click the county name on the map opposite.

For LGBT subjects not related to a particular area, search for the item in quesiton, or try browsing Category:Main categories.