What was Great Britain/United Kingdom called before 1707?

I’m trying to put in a birth date of 1700 for an ancestor born in Somerset, England and I keep getting error messages. I know I can override these, but I’d like to be as accurate as possible. The word “England” is not recognized, and I get messages that United Kingdom wasn’t created until 1707. I get this message when using “United Kingdom”, “Great Britain”, and when using only the word “Britain.”

Any suggestions on how to phrase this?

965 The Kingdom of England
1536 The Kingdom of England and Wales

Both of those worked. Thank you.

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