[first] Union Jack 1606 (England)
[first] Union Jack 1606 (Scotland)
United Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called Great Britain,[1][2] was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 1 January 1801. The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the kingdoms of England (which included Wales) and Scotland to form a single United Kingdom.
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- ↑ Parliament of the Kingdom of England. Union with Scotland Act 1706, Article I, from legislation.gov.uk. "That the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland shall upon the First day of May which shall be in the year One thousand seven hundred and seven and for ever after be united into one Kingdom by the name of Great Britain ..."
- ↑ "After the political union of England and Scotland in 1707, the nation's official name became 'Great Britain'", The American Pageant, Volume 1, Cengage Learning (2012)