State

Kingdom of Great Britain

Also known as Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain was the state created by the union of England and Scotland in 1707. It united the two realms under one parliament at Westminster and combined their commercial and colonial interests. Its growing naval and financial power provided the foundation for the expansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth century.

Kingdom of Great Britain
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Great Britain. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-great-britain
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“Kingdom of Great Britain.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-great-britain. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kingdom of Great Britain.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-great-britain.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kingdom of Great Britain’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kingdom-of-great-britain (Accessed: ).

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