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Originally Posted by Chris
The UK was created by the Act of Union 1801, which created The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. You’re thinking about the partition of Ireland in 1922, which only changed the name of the country by adding the word “Northern” to it.
The Kingdom of Great Britain only existed from 1707-1801.
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How could you have The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland if Great Britain ceased to exist in 1801? It would've just been The United Kingdom surely.