[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-first-united-parliament-of-great-britain-and-ireland-meets":3},"On January 7, 1800, the first united parliament of Great Britain and Ireland convened at Westminster. This historic assembly followed the Act of Union, which formally abolished the Irish Parliament and brought Ireland under direct rule from London. The Act was largely a response to the 1798 Irish Rebellion and aimed to prevent future uprisings by integrating Ireland more fully into the United Kingdom. Irish Members of Parliament now had to travel to Westminster, fundamentally altering the landscape of Irish political representation for over a century.",1789333837460]