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'''Great Britain''' is a term soemtimes used synomymously with the [[United Kingdom]] but strcitly speaking referring to [[England]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]] together.
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[[File:Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg|thumb|The Union Flag in its pre-1801 version, representing the Kingdom of Great Britain (excluding Ireland)]]'''Great Britain''' is a term sometimes loosely used synomymously with the [[United Kingdom]] but strictly speaking referring to [[England]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]] together.
  
Great Britain as a unified political entity came into being with the Act of Union in 1707, under [[Queen Anne]]. It was merged into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
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The '''Kingdom of Great Britain''' as a unified political entity came into being with the Act of Union in 1707, under [[Queen Anne]]. It was merged into the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
  
 
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The Union Flag in its pre-1801 version, representing the Kingdom of Great Britain (excluding Ireland)
Great Britain is a term sometimes loosely used synomymously with the United Kingdom but strictly speaking referring to England, Scotland, and Wales together.

The Kingdom of Great Britain as a unified political entity came into being with the Act of Union in 1707, under Queen Anne. It was merged into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.