Answer:
There
was no British nation before the eighteenth century. Different ethnic groups of
people were there in the British Isles, such as English, Welsh, Scot or Irish.
Each of these ethnic groups had its own cultural and political traditions.
The
British Parliament became the Chief instrument to curb the power of the
monarchy in 1688 through a bloodless revolution. The Act of Union (1707)
between England and Scotland formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
With
the advent of English power, the English removed the cultural, political
institutions of Scotland forcefully and the Scots were banned from speaking the
Gaelic language and put on their national dress.
The
English with the help of the Protestants suppressed the Catholics of Ireland
and forcibly united Ireland with the United Kingdom in 1801.
Scotland
and Ireland become the subordinate partners of the United Kingdom.
The
symbols of the new Britain-the National Flag (Union Jack), the National Anthem
(God Save our Noble King) and the English language were actively
promoted. (5)
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