The Act of Union with Ireland (1801)

Study note

Although Ireland had shared a monarch with England and Wales since the time of Henry VIII, it had stayed a separate country. The Act of Union of 1800 took effect in 1801, uniting Ireland with England, Scotland and Wales to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. A new version of the Union Flag marked this union.

Memory tip: 1801. Ireland joins to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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What was created when Ireland was united with Great Britain in 1801?

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