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( Treaty of Union)
The Treaty of Union is the name given to the agreement that led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the political union of England (including Wales) and Scotland, that took effect on 1 May 1707. The details of the Treaty were agreed on 22 July 1706,[1] leading to Acts of Union being passed by the separate parliaments of England and Scotland. The Treaty consisted of 25 articles.[2] Article 1 provided for the new united Kingdom to be named Great Britain. Article 2 provided for the succession of the House of Hanover, and for Protestant succession as set out in the English Act of Settlement.
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