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Briefly trace the process of the unification of Britain |
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Answer» Thanks alot Unification of Britain:\xa0(i)\xa0Britain was not a nation state prior to 18th century. The primary identities were based on ethnicity such as English, Welsh, Scot or Irish.\xa0(ii)\xa0The steady growth of power made the English nation extend its influence over the other nations and islands.(iii)\xa0In 1688, England established as a nation state. English parliament seized power from the monarchy.\xa0(iv)\xa0In 1707, the United Kingdom of Great Britain formed with the Act of the Union between England and Scotland.\xa0(v)\xa0England dominated Scotland and Ireland in all spheres. British Parliament was dominated by English members.\xa0(vi)\xa0Ireland was forcibly taken by the British after the failed revolution led by Wolfe and his United Irishmen (1798) and a new "British Nation" was formed. |
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