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If you put Englands St. George’s Cross over the Scottish St. Andrew’s Cross you receive the Union Jack, which was first used in the 1707 Act of Union to resemble the United Kingdom of Great Britain.In 843, Kenneth I. was appointed the ruler of the Kingdom Alba in Scone, making Scotland an independent kingdom. But only through an union with England, the pending bankruptcy of the state could be prevented.Queen Anne, of the house of Stuart, has been the last monarch of Scotland, and since 1707 the first queen of Great Britain.The Scottish royal houses offer stories from 864 years, that no author could invent better. Our Rattray’s ‘Monarch’ series is the perfect companion for your mental journey through time.