The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in north-west Europe that existed from 1707 to 1800. The state came into being with the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England (which included Wales). It did not include Ireland, which remained a separate realm under the newly created British crown. A single parliament and government, based at Westminster, controlled the new kingdom. In 1801, the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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