Question

Explain the unification of britain.

Answer 1

In Britain every ethnic group was present and people there spoke different languages. But the Britain group was above all the other ethnicities in terms of power, wealth, and importance. In 1707 an act of union was passed which led to the formation of United Kingdom. The English people tried to suppress the highlanders and also forbade them to use their own language which was Gaelic. After some time Great Britain tried to unify Ireland in it as well. There were some problems which were faced by Irish people by the Catholics. But they failed to protest against them in 1789 and later Ireland was forcibly incorporated in the U.K of Great Britain in 1801.

Answer 2

Answer:

The history of nationalism in Britain was unlike the rest of Europe because:

In Britain, the formation of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval or revolution.

The primary identities of the people who inhabited the British Isles were ethnic ones - such as English, Welsh, Scot or Irish.

The English parliament, which had seized power from the monarchy in 1688 at the end of a protracted conflict, was the instrument through which a nation state, with England at its centre, came to be forged.

The Act of Union (1707) between England and Scotland resulted in the formation of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain' meant that England was able to impose its influence on Scotland. Scotland's distinctive culture and political institutions were systematically suppressed.

The Scottish Highlanders were forbidden to speak their Gaelic language or wear their national dress and large numbers were forcibly driven out of their homeland.

The English helped the Protestants of Ireland to establish their dominance over a largely Catholic country. Catholic revolts against British dominance were suppressed. Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom in 1801.

The symbols of the new Britain - the British flag, the national anthem, the English language were actively promoted and the older nations survived only as subordinate partners in this union.