How was Britain made into a …

Unlike Germany and Italy, Britain's nation making process had not been drawn out through sudden upheavels and revolts, rather it was the result of a long drawn out process in which the key role was played by the English Parliament. Before the first half of the eighteenth century, ther had been no country in Europe named Britain. Rather, it was simply a group of islands which had various ethnic groups such as English, Scot, Welsh and Irish who differed in cultural and political traditions. It was the English Parliament which overthrew the English Monarchy in 1688 and acted as a weapon in forging nationalism among the English men. Under the guidance of the English Parliament, the Act of Union was signed between English and Scot men in 1707 which established English domination over the Scot. This was the same reason why the English Parliament was dominated by English men. This led to the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The English men, through the Act, had not only established political and social dominance over the Scots, especially the Catholics in the Scottish Highlands, but culturally and traditionally also. The Scottish Highlanders were not allowed to use their ancient Gaelic language, wear their traditional costumes or even enjoy their cultural rights. The English then targeted on the Irish soil which was dominated by Catholics and Protestants. The English men tactfully mobilised popular support among the Protestants and supported them in suppressing the Catholics. After a failed revolt by Wolfe Tone' and his Irish men (1798), the English men finally merged the Irish land to the British nation in 1801. Even after unification, the English men adopted several measures to unify the nation internally like "God Save The Noble King" (National Anthem), modern English language and Union Jack, the British Flag.