WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is the UK that remains to this day. So when was the UK established? Although some people argue that the UK was formed in 1707 by the Act of Union between England, Wales and Scotland, the name United Kingdom wasn’t adopted until 1801 when Ireland was brought into the union.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1707, the Act of Union brought England and Scotland together, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Kingdom of England (Latin: Regnum Anglorum, lit. ‘Kingdom of the English’ or ‘Kingdom of the Angles’) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from about 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.