On this day in history

[northernsky]

24 March 1603 – King James VI of Scotland acceded to the throne of England and Ireland, unifying the crowns of the three kingdoms for the first time.

[macwilkin]

24 March 1603 – King James VI of Scotland acceded to the throne of England and Ireland, unifying the crowns of the three kingdoms for the first time.

Two kingdoms -- Scotland and England -- were joined in 1603. Ireland was not officially added to the Union until 1801 with its own Act of Union:

http://www.actofunion.ac.uk/actofunion.htm

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/ireland1.html

Regards,

Todd

[northernsky]

Quite right, but the uniting of the crowns and acts of union are two different things. James in his sovereign rite was king of England, Ireland and Scotland. Just as today Elizabeth is queen of the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada (and other places), but those countries are not in union.