Glossary
| ultra vires |
See vires. |
| union of the Crowns |
The term used to describe what happened in 1603 when James VI of Scotland became also James I of England. This did not unite the 2 countries or their Parliaments.
See union of the Parliaments.
See Treaty of Union. |
| union of the Parliaments |
The term sometimes used to describe what happened in 1707 when the 2 countries of Scotland and England united to form the new united kingdom of Great Britain, under the Treaty of Union, approved by Acts of the 2 Parliaments. Both Parliaments ceased to exist on the establishment of the new Parliament of Great Britain. |
| United Kingdom (UK) |
The state comprising Great Britain (Scotland, England and Wales) and Northern Ireland. |
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