Coat of arms of Great Britain
coat of arms of the monarchy of Great Britain and Great Britain from 1707 to 1800
The coat of arms of Great Britain was the coat of arms used by the monarchs (kings and queens) of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which existed from 1707 to 1801. The British kingdom came into being on 1 May 1707, with the political union of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, which included the nation of Wales, which, at the time, was considered English territory. The Kingdom of Ireland remained separate, but was represented in the British Royal Arms by the harp of Ireland.
On 1 January 1801, the coat of arms was superseded by the coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a new kingdom created by the Acts of Union of 1800, which united the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.
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