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	The '''history of the British Isles''' has witnessed intermittent periods of competition and cooperation between the people that occupy the various parts of ], ], and the smaller adjacent islands, which together make up the ], as well as with ], ], the ], ], ], etc.

	Today, the British Isles contain two ]: the ] and the ]. There are also three ]: ], ] and the ]. The United Kingdom may be further broken down into four constituent ]: ], ], ], and ]. Each of these nations bears its own history, with all but Northern Ireland having been ] states at one point.

	The ] was ] of all of the British Isles from the ] in ] until the enactment of the ] in ], although it's important to note that the term "British Isles" was not yet current in 1603. Additionally, since the independence of Ireland, historians of the region often avoid the term ''British Isles'' due to the complexity of relations between the peoples of the ] (see: '']'').

	==Periods==
	{{ see also \| History of Ireland }}

	* ] (Prehistory–AD 43)
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	* ] (44–407)
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	==Timeline history of the British Isles==
	{{Timeline history of the British Isles}}

	==Geographic==
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	===States===
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	* ] (to 1707)
	* ] (to 1707)
	* ] (1541 – 1801)
	* ] (1707 – 1801)
	* ] (1801 – present day)
	** ] (1801 – 1927)
	** ] (1927 – )
	* ] and the ]
	* ] (unrecorded date to present)

	==See also==
	* ] - for history before human occupation
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	===Further reading===
	*<cite>]: At the Edge of the World, 3500 BC - 1603 AD</cite> by ], BBC/Miramax, 2000 ISBN 0-7868-6675-6
	*<cite>A History of Britain, Volume 2: The Wars of the British 1603-1776</cite> by ], BBC/Miramax, 2001 ISBN 0-7868-6675-6
	*<cite>The British Isles: A History of Four Nations</cite> by Hugh Kearney, Cambridge University Press 2nd edition 2006, ISBN 978-0521846004
	*<cite>A History of Britain - The Complete Collection</cite> on DVD by ], BBC 2002
	*<cite>The Isles, A History</cite> by ], Oxford University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-19-513442-7
	*<cite>Shortened History of England</cite> by ] Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-023323-7
	*<cite>]: 55BC-1901 </cite> by ] Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-026133-8 (originally a radio series )
	*<cite>The Reduced History of Britain - by Chas Newkey-Burden

	==Topical==
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