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Titel: Äldre inlägg (arkiv) till 2004-04-16
Skrivet av: Ann Little skrivet 2004-04-14, 16:11
Så här står det i The Wordsworth Dictionary of British History:
Union of England and Scotland. The union of the crowns was effected by the succession (1603) of James VI of Scotland to the English throne as James I, and from 1608, following the decision in Calvin's case, all those born in Scotland after James' accession to the English throne were English citizens. From 1654 until 1660, under the Protectorate, England and Scotland were temporarily united, but the act establishing an incorporating union between England and Scotland was not passed until 1707. The act resulted from the increasing difficulties monarchs had experienced in reconciling the conflicting claims of the two British parliaments, culminating in a crisis over failure (1701) of the Scottish parliament to accept the Hanoverian succession. Scotland lost its own parliament but was represented in the new parliament of Great Britain ( in practice the former English parliament with the addition of Scottish members ) by 45 MPs in the Commons and 16 peers. Scotland retained its legal system and established church and gained free trade with England.