Great Britain
- Personal union with Ireland from 1707 to union in 1801 (when they were joined together in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).
- Personal union with Hanover from the accession of George I in 1714 to union in 1801, when Great Britain became the United Kingdom (and thereafter until 1837).
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Famous quotes containing the word britain:
“I’ll stay until I’m tired of it. So long as Britain needs me, I shall never be tired of it.”
—Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925)
“Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be “too clever by half.” The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.”
—John Major (b. 1943)