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This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

England was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
April 25, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
February 13, 2008	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
March 22, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
June 14, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted
August 4, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
October 17, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
September 22, 2024	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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Text and/or other creative content from England was copied or moved into Outline of England with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

The issue whether England is a country or not has been repeatedly raised.

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The discussion about Wales is summarised in this archive. Further information on the countries within the UK for the different terms used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales can be found at Countries of the United Kingdom, and Subdivisions of the United Kingdom. A table of reliable sources can be found at Talk:Countries of the United Kingdom/refs. Additional material and debates can also be found on the archived talk and FAQs at Talk:United Kingdom.

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Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:21, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is uncited text throughout the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:47, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Work could also be done on GACR3b, as the article has gained almost 3,000 words over time since its promotion. CMD (talk) 02:05, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Is London the capital?

Certainly it's the capital of the United Kingdom and England historically, but can it really be the capital given that there exists no governmental entity called "England"? Gazingo (talk) 19:02, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's the capital of England by convention, rather than by statute. See London article. It's not necessarily a provable status. Tony Holkham (Talk) 19:50, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

'Largest conurbations in England'

The table data is from 2011. Is there someone who can update it for 2024 data? 2A0A:EF40:F0E:6C01:51FA:8639:8A7:C360 (talk) 06:09, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding the Coat of Arms to this page

I added the coat of arms to this page because it seemed right to do so. Besides, Scotland's page has its coat of arms right next to its country flag, so I just did the same for the England page. RicLightning (talk) 23:50, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I may be mistaken, but I thought this had been discussed before and the consensus was not to have the coat of arms if it doesn't represent solely England. Tony Holkham (Talk) 23:54, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That is correct...there is no present Royal Coat of Arms of England..... what is being displayed here is the UK coat of arms. Moxy🍁 23:57, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion is what I thought I recalled : Talk:England/Archive_8#Coat_of_Arms_of_England. Tony Holkham (Talk) 00:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Add an image for the Romans in England under history > ancient history. 2A0A:EF40:E9D:A701:644D:E2A5:4EB4:DAAB (talk) 16:53, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. Remsense ‥ 论 17:10, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

{{done}} it seemed like a good idea to me, but happy to go with consensus, if different. Tony Holkham (Talk) 17:17, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I mainly intended for this to start a discussion about what image specifically should be added. Remsense ‥ 论 17:18, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK, no probs. Tony Holkham (Talk) 17:20, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good job! I would just suggested adding links to Housesteads Roman fort in the caption. :) 2A0A:EF40:E9D:A701:644D:E2A5:4EB4:DAAB (talk) 19:39, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think the Roman Baths at Bath might be a better image to use, like this one here, on second thoughts. It's probably the most known Roman site in the British Isles. 2A0A:EF40:E9D:A701:644D:E2A5:4EB4:DAAB (talk) 23:14, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well I might as well throw in Vindolanda as a choice? Knitsey (talk) 23:25, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good call! Maybe we could have a vote for everyone to pick from? 2A0A:EF40:E9D:A701:644D:E2A5:4EB4:DAAB (talk) 23:48, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I think Vindolanda as a choice is the social history of ordinary Romans that have been uncovered. See Vindolanda tablets, 1,700 tablets have been found so far. Plus there is the sex toy they found which isn't always what you expect to uncover at a dig! Knitsey (talk) 00:03, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I very much agree. Maybe update the image and place it on the left hand side? The section appears a little cluttered on desktop. 2A0A:EF40:E9D:A701:41C7:7D89:C5B7:E7D4 (talk) 11:19, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]