According to tradition, the roots of British monarchy extend into legends before the ninth-century king Alfred the Great.Williams, p. 60; Jeudwine, p. 60. On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain Parliament, UK: Acts of Union, 1707; Scottish history online, Union. was created by the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. In this period, the "Throne of the United Kingdom" was merged in usage with the "Throne of England."
