Kingdom of Great Britain
The
United Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the merger of the Kingdoms of
Scotland and
England in
1707 (see
Act of Union 1707). A single parliament and government, based in
Westminster in
London, ran the entire kingdom. They had shared a monarch since King James VI of Scotland became King
James I of England in
1603.
From 1707, a joint 'British' throne replaced the
English and
Scottish thrones and a joint
Parliament of Great Britain replaced the Scottish and English parliaments. Scotland and England were given seats in both the
House of Commons and the
House of Lords of the new Parliament, although Scotland's representation in both houses was smaller than her population indicated that it should have been. Scotland was only permitted to elect forty-five members to the Commons and to send sixteen
representative peerss to the Lords. (A devolved
Scottish Parliament was re-established on
1 July 1999 following a referendum on
September 11 1997.)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain was superseded by the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in
1801 when
Ireland was absorbed.
Monarchs of Great Britain
\n*Anne (1707-
1714), previously Queen of England, Scotland, and
Ireland since
1702.\n*
George I (1714-
1727)\n*
George II (1727-
1760)\n*
George III (1760-1801), continued as king of the United Kingdom until
1820.
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See also
\n*United Kingdom\n*
Flag of the United Kingdom\n*
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