In which year did Ireland join England, Scotland and Wales in a single United Kingdom?

A1606
B1801Right answer
C1837
D1707

Answer: 1801

Following an Act of Union passed in 1800, Ireland joined in 1801. Before that it had shared a monarch with England and Wales since the time of Henry VIII but was a separate country.

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