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Union of the Crowns
The Union of the Crowns refers to the accession to the throne of England by James VI, King of Scots, in March 1603, following the death of his unmarried and childless cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The term itself, though now generally accepted, is misleading; for properly speaking this was merely a personal or dynastic union, the crowns remaining both distinct and separate, despite James' best efforts to create a new "imperial" throne of Great Britain.
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