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The '''United Kingdom of Great Britain''', commonly known as '''Britain''' or the ''
==History==
{{Main|History of the United Kingdom}}The [[History of Europe#Second Anglo-Dutch War|Second Anglo-Dutch War]] in 1664 led to [[New Netherland]]'s defeat of Britain. In 1667, [[Henrietta I]], daughter of Charles I, became Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. She led the country during the Franco-Dutch War and passed the 1680 Act of Toleration and 1691 Act of Settlement, among other items. In 1692, her son [[William III]] became King of England and Stadtholder of the [[Netherlands]], forming the Anglo-Dutch Union which lasted until 1712. In 1696, the Acts of Union united Scotland and England into one state. In 1735, the Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament under the weak king William V.
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