Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 existing Union of Crowns, and to report back to Parliament. The commission was not effective, however, and similar subsequent proposals also fell flat. The two kingdoms were eventually united over a century later, by the Acts of Union 1707. The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863, being by this point entirely obsolete. Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 The Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 (1 Jac. I c.2), full title "An Act authorizing certain Commissioners of the realm of England", was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England enacted during the
Acts of Union 1707 the wealth increasing" and in particular that Glasgow had become one of the greatest cities of Britain. A commemorative two-pound coin was issued to mark the tercentennial—300th anniversary—of the Union, which occurred two days before the Scottish Parliament general election on 3 May 2007. The Scottish Executive held a number of commemorative events through the year including an education project led by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, an exhibition of Union-related objects and documents at the National Museums of Scotland and an exhibition of portraits of people associated with the Union at the National