Presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne

In 1707, under the terms of the Treaty of Union, England and Scotland became a single state - the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The parliaments at Westminster and Edinburgh were replaced by a single Parliament of Great Britain'. The finalised Articles of Union were signed at Whitehall on 22 July 1706 and formally presented to Queen Anne the following day

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