Question

How did Britain come into existence as a nation-state? Explain. 

Answer 1

 i) 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.

ii) The Act of Union (1707) between England and Scotland that resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’ meant, in effect, that England was able to impose its influence on Scotland.

iii) The British parliament was henceforth dominated by its English members.