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Treaty Of Union In 1707 Essay

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Before the act of Union in 1707, the kingdoms of Scotland and England existed as two independent Unions. King James VI of Scotland succeeded Queen Elizabeth I after her death and in doing so, also became King James I of England, thus creating the ‘Union of the Crowns’ in 1603. As a result, the Union of the Crowns were now controlled by the House of Stuart and consequently ruled by the same monarch. In virtue of possessing the English crown, he also ruled over the Kingdom of Ireland, yet each Kingdom maintained their own parliaments and laws.

However, this arrangement changed significantly in 1707, when the unions of Scotland and England were united. The agreement created by the amalgamation of these kingdoms is known as the ‘Treaty Of Union’ 1707, the treaty consists of 25 articles. The act proclaimed that there would be ‘one United Kingdom, by the name of Great Britain’, with a single united crown and a single united …show more content…

The response from the English Parliament to the Act of Security was the ‘Alien Act’ of 1705. The act contained provisions to treat Scottish Nationals living in England as aliens, threatening trade, inheritance and a threat to weaken the Scottish economy. In the 1707 Act of Union, of the Treaty provided the succession to of the House of Hanover and for Protestant succession. The laws of these acts, restricted the succession to legitimate descendants of Princess Sophia, Electress of Hanover, a Protestant and Grand-daughter of James VI & I. Sophia of Hanover became heiress presumptive to the crowns of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland before 1707 and unequivocally became heiress to the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union in

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