Extent
The new state created in 1707 included the whole island of Great Britain, together with the many smaller islands which had been part of the kingdoms of Scotland and England at the time of the Union. As with the rest of Wales, this included all of the Welsh islands, the largest of which was Anglesey. However, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man were never part of the kingdom of Great Britain, although by the Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765 the British Crown acquired suzerainty over the island from Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl.
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