Historical Chart The Acts of Union

Historical Chart

The Celts

The Romans

The Anglo-Jutes

The Vikings

The Norman Conquest

England and Wales

The Acts of Union

Queen Victoria


The Acts of Union

•The first Act of Union, in 1707, officially joined England and Scotland as one kingdom, called Great Britain, ruled by the parliament in London.

•The second Act of Union, in 1800, added Ireland to this group of countries, which was then called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.