state form?

Question: Did England ever exist like Italy in a city/state form!?
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Not in the formal sense!. Even during the pre-Roman period and the Heptarchy, there were central governments claiming hegemony over every part of England!.

However, throughout the medieval period, a number of chartered cities in the Kingdom of England had a kind of autonomy!.

They were never able to raise their own armies or determine their own foreign policy, as the Italian city-states were, but they were almost entirely free from the intrusions of the central government -- notably, they did not pay direct taxes -- and they could organize their economic affairs however they pleased!.

What is more, residents of a chartered city might consider their loyalty to the King as secondary -- Londoners, for example, consistently resisted the demands of the various medieval Kings, whenever these conflicted with the goals of the local government!.

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Before the Romans there were many tribes, the Pict's, iicini etc, after the roman empire collapsed there were groups that took over different areas, like the Angles ( England), the Saxons and the Juts!. England was reunited after the Norman conquest in 1066 A!.DWww@QuestionHome@Com

No, closest you would come to that is after the Romans left where you would get lots of little kingdoms, like Wessex and Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There were small kingdoms during the early middle ages, but no city states as in Italy!. England had some towns but not the rich urban culture of Italy!. Feudalism prevailed with the landed magnates owing fealty to more powerful lords!.
The Norman Conquest produced a centralized form of feudalism!. All lords of whatever rank swore featly directly to the king rather than to some other lord!.Www@QuestionHome@Com