Formation of the United Kingdom The Acts of Uniont3]between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1706 1707 caused the dissolution of both the ParliamentI41 of England and the Parliament of Scotland in order to create a unified Kingdom of Great Britain governed by a unified Parliament of Great Britain. The Acts of Union of 1800 formally assimilated Ireland within the British political process and from 1 January,1801 created a new state called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,which united the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland to form a single political entity.The English capital of London was adopted as the capital of the Union. Formation of the United Kingdom The Acts of Union[3] between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1706 & 1707 caused the dissolution of both the Parliament[4] of England and the Parliament of Scotland in order to create a unified Kingdom of Great Britain governed by a unified Parliament of Great Britain. The Acts of Union of 1800 formally assimilated Ireland within the British political process and from 1 January, 1801 created a new state called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland to form a single political entity. The English capital of London was adopted as the capital of the Union