Kingdom of Great Britain

English: This gallery is for the historical kingdom, before the Union of 1800 with Ireland. For the modern state, see United Kingdom. For the island, see Great Britain.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801. It came into being on 1 May 1707, with the political union of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, as agreed in the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707. It was a single kingdom encompassing the whole of Great Britain and its outlying islands, but excluding Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands — which remained a separate jurisdictions under the British crown. A single parliament was based in Westminster, replacing the parliaments of England and Scotland.

The kingdom was superseded by the modern United Kingdom on 1 January 1801, when Great Britain united with the Kingdom of Ireland by the Acts of Union of 1800.

Maps

Territory of the Kingdom of Great Britain

Monarchs

Queen Anne
George I
George II
George III

Symbols

Royal Arms of Great Britain (1707–1714)
Royal Arms of Great Britain (1714–1801)
Royal Arms (1707–1714), with supporters
Royal Arms (1714–1801), with supporters
Floral Badge of Great Britain
Union Flag of Great Britain
White Ensign of Great Britain
Red Ensign of Great Britain
Blue Ensign of Great Britain

Heraldry for Scotland

Royal Arms for Scotland (1714–1801)
Royal Arms for Scotland (1714–1801)
Royal Arms for Scotland (1707–1714), with supporters
Royal Arms for Scotland (1714–1801), with supporters

Preceded by: Kingdom of England c. 927–1 May 1707 Kingdom of Scotland c. 843–1 May 1707	Kingdom of Great Britain 1 May 1707 – 1 January 1801	Succeeded by: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1 January 1801–6 December 1922