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    The Acts of Union refer to two Acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of England in 1706, the other by the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. They put...
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    Articles of Union. The details of the Treaty were agreed on 22 July 1706, and separate Acts of Union were then passed by the parliaments of England and Scotland...
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    Tender of Union of Oliver Cromwell created the Commonwealth of England and Scotland which ended with the Stuart Restoration. In August 1503, James IV of Scotland...
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    The Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 (1 Jas. 1. c. 2), full title An Act authorizing certain Commissioners of the realm of England to treat with...
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    Acts of Union 1800 were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the...
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    Tender of Union was a declaration of the Parliament of England during the Interregnum following the War of the Three Kingdoms stating that Scotland would...
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  • Thumbnail for List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland
    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. It lists the acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England...
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    acts of the Parliaments abolished in 1707 and 1801 by the Acts of Union 1707 and Acts of Union 1800, see: List of acts of the Parliament of England (1225–1707)...
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    Parliament of Scotland did accept the proposals. In 1707, the Acts of Union received their Royal assent, thereby abolishing the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom...
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    former Kingdom of England. The continuance of Scots law was guaranteed under the 1706 Treaty of Union that led to the Acts of Union 1707, and as a consequence...
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    funeral of King James in 1625 the flag was called the "Banner of the Union of the two Crosses of England and Scotland". James had the habit of referring...
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    closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, ruled by James...
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    terms of the Acts of Union 1707, the parliaments, and therefore Kingdoms, of both England and Scotland were mutually abolished. Their assets and estates...
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    not to become one Union. The Alien Act provided that Scottish nationals in England were to be treated as aliens (foreign nationals), and estates held by...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the...
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    Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from...
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    King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King...
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    direction of the Border Reivers. Following the Treaty of Union 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united Scotland with England and Wales to...
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  • "Acts of Union" (Welsh, Y Deddfau Uno) Tender of Union (Act of Union 1652), Tender of Union uniting Scotland with the Commonwealth of England Acts of Union...
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    On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England united with the Kingdom of Scotland as the Kingdom of Great Britain. Then, on 1 January...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the...
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    arms of England and Ireland. There are two versions of the United Kingdom's arms, one which gives England prominence and other which gives Scotland prominence;...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the...
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    of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the...
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    comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most...
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    parliaments. The Acts joined the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to form a united Kingdom of Great Britain. Scotland and England had shared a...
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    Banknotes of Scotland are the banknotes of the pound sterling that are issued by three Scottish retail banks and in circulation in Scotland. The Bank of Scotland...
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