Britain's 300th birthday to be 'ignored'
The 300th birthday of Great Britain is to pass next year without any major celebrations.
January 16 sees the tricentenary of the Act of Union which merged the parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707.
Historians consider it one of the most important events in the nation's history, laying the foundations for imperial expansion a century later.
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January 16 sees the tricentenary of the Act of Union which merged the parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707.
Historians consider it one of the most important events in the nation's history, laying the foundations for imperial expansion a century later.