‘In Britain, the formation of the nation-state was not the result of a sudden upheaval during the Revolution.’ Elaborate on this statement.
In Britain, the formation of a nation-state was the result of a long, drawn-out process.
There was no British nation prior to the 18th century.
The primary identities of the people who inhabited the British Isles were ethnic ones such as English, Welsh, Scots, or Irish.
Later, 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 center came to be forged.
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.