How was the history of nationalism in britain unlike the rest of europe?
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Answer: The history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe because: In Britain the formation of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval or revolution. It was the result of a long-drawn-out process. There was no British nation prior to the eighteenth century.
The transformation of Great Britain into a nation state was not a sudden process. There was no one British nation before the eighteenth century. People residing in the British Isles were mainly English, Welsh, Scots and Irish.
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- Before the eighteenth century there was no British nation. The people of different identities lived in the British Isles and were called ethnic one.
- The ethnic group comprised of English, Welsh, Scot or Irish. These groups had.their own cultural and political traditions.
- But when slowly and steadily the influence and power of English nation grew in, it extended its influence over the other nations of the islands.
- The Act of Union of 1707 between England and Scotland resulted in the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain'.
- This gave power to England to impose its influence on Scotland.
- The British parliament was henceforth dominated by its English members.
- This led to the demolition of Scotland's distinctive culture and political institutions.
- The Catholic clans that inhabited the Scottish Highlands suffered terrible repression whenever they attempted to assert their independence.
- 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 condition of Ireland was not different from Scotland. The country was divided between Catholics and Protestants.
- The English helped the Protestants of Ireland to establish their supremacy over Catholics.
- Catholics revolted but were soon suppressed and Ireland was forcibly included into the United Kingdom in 1801.
- This amalgamation led to the growth of new, powerful nation British nation'.
- The symbols of the new Britain like the British flag (Union Jack), the national anthem (God Save Our Noble King), the English language were actively promoted.
- In the light of the above,we can say that the history of nationalism in Britain was completed unlike that of the rest of Europe.
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