someone was telling me the otherday that the United Kingdom was formed in 1927. Is this true?
2007-02-24 03:36:52 · 8 answers · asked by reaper 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England was united with Wales in 1284, Scotland joined in 1707. Ireland was forcibly joined in 1800. The Republic of Ireland was given it's freedom in 1922. Ulster (in Northern Ireland) accepted the title of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927. So the UK has existed in it's present state since 1927.
2007-02-24 03:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by Velouria 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The name "The United Kingdom" was adopted in 1927. There had been a United Kingdom of Great Britain and a Kingdom of Ireland until 1800 when the Act of Union brought the two together to form The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Republic of Ireland became independent in 1922 after partition of the island of Ireland in 1920. The province of Ulster (Northern Ireland) stayed within the UK and then the name was finally changed to The United Kingdom in 1927
2007-02-24 11:46:24 · answer #2 · answered by gill s 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no the united kingdom has been around since irish independance which was in the 1900s. 1707 union of crowns in scotland and england. Wales was already joined to England. Ireland splitting up gave rise to United Kingdom.
2007-02-24 11:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by eric t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This should help. Although the countries were "united" under one monarch in 1603 the real unison came later in the Treaty of Union, 1707.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/history/treatyofunion/index.htm
However the Anglo Irish Treaty came in 1922 on the 12th of April.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
2007-02-24 11:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by FIONAROB76 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-24 14:37:07 · answer #5 · answered by deep in thought 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They probably mean when UK and Scotland were divided and made what they were today.
2007-02-24 11:40:03 · answer #6 · answered by Kyle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have a fine name, my friend!
2007-02-24 11:40:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should help you..
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108078.html
2007-02-24 11:48:03 · answer #8 · answered by ragingmk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋