7 0 2 ▁Anne *, ▁r . ▁ 1 7 0 2 - 1 7 1 4 ▁Duke ▁of ▁Roth es ay , ▁Prince ▁and ▁Great ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁etc . ▁V ac ant ▁(* F ollow ing ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Union ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 7 , ▁Anne ▁became ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain .) ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁March ▁– ▁the ▁second ▁Dar ien ▁expedition ▁abandoned . ▁▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁– ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁de posed ▁King ▁James ▁VII ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁James ▁Francis ▁Edward ▁Stuart ▁decl ares ▁himself ▁James ▁VIII ▁( and ▁III ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Ireland ) ▁▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁ 8 ▁March ▁– ▁King ▁William ▁II ▁of ▁Scotland ▁( Will iam ▁III ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Ireland ) ▁dies ▁and ▁is ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁on ▁the ▁English , ▁Scottish ▁and ▁Irish ▁thr ones . ▁▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁April ▁– ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Fire ▁Brigade ▁is ▁formed . ▁▁ 1 7 0 4 ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Scotland ▁passes ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Security ▁ 1 7 0 4 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁England ' s ▁Act ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁ 1 7 0 1 . ▁▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁– ▁Captain ▁Thomas ▁Green ▁is ▁h anged ▁for ▁pi racy ▁at ▁Le ith . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁of ▁England ▁passes ▁the ▁Ali en ▁Act ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Scotland ' s