Treaty of London (1706)

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The Treaty of London (1706) was the agreement that laid the groundwork for the 1707 Acts of Union, uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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instanceOf historical document
treaty
category 1706 in politics
Treaties of the Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
Treaties signed in London
chronologicallyBefore 1 May 1707 union coming into effect
countrySignatory Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
field constitutional law
political history
followedBy Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED
hasDate 1706
hasEffectOn British state formation
composition of the Parliament of Great Britain
sovereignty of the Kingdom of England
sovereignty of the Kingdom of Scotland
hasOutcome establishment of terms for union of the parliaments of England and Scotland
hasTitle Treaty of London NERFINISHED
hasYear 1706
historicalPeriod early 18th century
implementedBy Union with England Act 1707 NERFINISHED
Union with Scotland Act 1706 NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatus ratified by the Parliament of England
ratified by the Parliament of Scotland
locatedIn Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
locationSigned London NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier negotiations on Anglo-Scottish union
purpose to agree terms of political union between England and Scotland
to lay groundwork for the Acts of Union 1707
relatedTo Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED
Anglo-Scottish relations
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
history of the United Kingdom
resultedIn creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
signatory representatives of the Kingdom of England
representatives of the Kingdom of Scotland
subject coinage and currency after union
customs and excise harmonisation
preservation of Scottish law and legal system
preservation of the Church of Scotland
regulation of trade with the English colonies
representation of Scotland in the Parliament of Great Britain
succession to the English and Scottish thrones
taxation and public debt after union
trade and economic arrangements between England and Scotland
union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland

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Treaties of England hasPart Treaty of London (1706)