How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
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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.
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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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