On this day in 1707, The Act of Union took effect and England and Scotland became united under the new union flag The Scottish and English Parliaments merged to become the Parliament of Great Britain, based in Westminster, London.
It wasn’t until 1801 that Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Ireland were formally joined under the Act of Union to create the United Kingdom in 1801.
The Irish parliament in Dublin was dissolved. Despite the Union, Catholics were still unable to vote at general elections or to hold parliamentary and most public offices.
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