History
After the Union of 1813 (in December of that year) that formed the United Grand Lodge of England, it was necessary that the ritual be standardised, with approval of the Grand Lodges of Grand Lodge of Ireland and Grand Lodge of Scotland. A result of this was the International Compact, which governs relations between the three Grand Lodges.
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