UNION CLUB ticket 1799 - Union of Brit. & Irish crowns Start Price GBP 125.00 Current Price GBP 125.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 14, 2008 Location London See more about 'UNION CLUB ticket 1799 - Union of Brit. & Irish crowns' Description Copper ticket or pass of the Union Club, founded in 1799.   The Union Club promoted and then supporting the Union of British and Irish Crowns.  Initially it was an unofficial organisation but in1805 it became an official club and was first housed at Cumberland House in Pal Mal.  Between 1801 and 1806 the Club occupied the central portion of Cumberland House which was formerly York House and covered part of the site of what is now the Royal Automobile Club. In 1800 the Act of Union with Ireland was passed by both the Irish and British parliaments despite much opposition. It was signed by George III in August 1800 to become effective on 1 January 1801. Prime Minister Pitt intended to follow the Act of Union with other, more far reaching reforms, including Catholic Emancipation, but was thwarted by George III, who refused to break his Coronation Oath to uphold the Anglican Church. The 1801 Act of Irish Union stated that * Ireland was to be joined to Great Britain into a single kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.* the Dublin parliament was abolished. Ireland was to be represented at Westminster by 100 MPs, 4 Lords Spiritual and 28 Lords Temporal (all were Anglicans).* the Anglican Church was to be recognised as the official Church of Ireland.* there was to be free trade between Ireland and Britain.* Ireland was to keep a separate Exchequer and was to be responsible for two-seventeenths of the general expense of the United Kingdom.* Ireland kept its own Courts of Justice and civil service.* no Catholics were to be allowed to hold public office.* there was to be no Catholic Emancipation. The new kingdom was from then onwards unambiguously called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, 26 of Ireland's 32 counties were given independence to form a separate Irish Free State - now the Republic of Ireland. The remaining truncated kingdom has therefore since then been known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The flag created by the merger of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801 still remains the flag of the current United Kingdom. Known as the Union Jack or the Union Flag, it combines the flags of England and Scotland with St. Patrick's flag from Ireland. The upright red cross, St George's Cross, represents England. The Blue background, on which St Andrew's Saltire   appears, represents Scotland, while the diagonal red 'x' which overlays the white x' on the blue background of Scotland, is known as "St Patrick's Cross" and represents Ireland. 34mm. D&W. 194/740 Extremely Fine, evenly toned , small flaw on obv. edge. Place a Bid!