The British Union By facebooker_582283693 Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Mar 25, 2014 The british union Jan 1, 1535 First laws of wales by Henry the 8th First laws of wales by Henry the 8th May 1, 1707 JamesII unites scotland and england Jul 2, 1801 Ireland joins the union Jul 28, 1914 WWI Jun 28, 1922 Irish civil war Jan 1, 1926 Independency of the colonies Sep 1, 1939 WWII Jan 1, 1948 Partition of ireland Jan 1, 1967 legalization of abortions and homosexuality May 4, 1979 Margaret Thatcher takes office Apr 10, 1998 Good friday agreement Jun 1, 2007 first thoughts of Scottish independence