The '''United Kingdom of Great Britain''' was a state in Europe from the Act of Union between the parliaments of the [[Kingdom of England]] and the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] in 1707. Before this date the two Kingdoms remained politically independent but shared a single monarch from the accession of King James VI, King of Scots in March 1603. | The '''United Kingdom of Great Britain''' was a state in Europe from the Act of Union between the parliaments of the [[Kingdom of England]] and the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] in 1707. Before this date the two Kingdoms remained politically independent but shared a single monarch from the accession of King James VI, King of Scots in March 1603. |