What Role Did Religion Play In Uniting The Three Kingdomss
The eighteenth century created the United Kingdom. It began with the unity of Scotland and England in 1707 and the century ended with a discussion of the unity of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This essay will examine the importance of religion, empire, and war in helping to unite the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The most important factor in uniting the three kingdoms was war because it helped to create a national identity by bringing together regional identities and focusing on similarities. Empire had little relevance in creating one kingdom, as for most of this period, Ireland was viewed as a subordinate part of the empire and not a partner. The last factor, religion, was the most controversial. It helped unite members
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The definition of empire, according to Sir William Temple, is ‘a nation extended over vast tracts of land and numbers of people arrives in time at the ancient name of kingdom or modern of empire’. Britain had expanded its influence over many lands. This empire included settlements, meaning that Britons colonised the lands in the name of Britain, in the east coast of North America and the Caribbean islands. The first British Empire traded with these settlements, with the colonies of the Spanish and the Portuguese in the Americas, and the coasts of India and China. The empire also controversially traded in the slavery triangle, bringing slaves from West Africa to the Americas. Trade with Europe was slow, so an empire was needed to boost the economy. The empire expanded quickly in this century due to the revolutionary motion of industrialisation. Britain led the way of industrialisation from the second half of the eighteenth century. This was concentrated in England with the rise of new technologies, better power sources, centralised factory production, improved transport, entrepreneurs, profit-seekers, and rapid population …show more content…
This exemplifies that trade within Europe was important but that these European powers preferred to compete for trade outside of the continent. There were enemies within Britain which could disrupt the unity of Britain and the empire. This included Highland Scots and the Irish. This was a problem as these groups could refuse to participate in the empire, preventing its growth. These groups did disrupt the peace in the British Isles, but that will be discussed as a factor for disunity due to
The definition of empire, according to Sir William Temple, is ‘a nation extended over vast tracts of land and numbers of people arrives in time at the ancient name of kingdom or modern of empire’. Britain had expanded its influence over many lands. This empire included settlements, meaning that Britons colonised the lands in the name of Britain, in the east coast of North America and the Caribbean islands. The first British Empire traded with these settlements, with the colonies of the Spanish and the Portuguese in the Americas, and the coasts of India and China. The empire also controversially traded in the slavery triangle, bringing slaves from West Africa to the Americas. Trade with Europe was slow, so an empire was needed to boost the economy. The empire expanded quickly in this century due to the revolutionary motion of industrialisation. Britain led the way of industrialisation from the second half of the eighteenth century. This was concentrated in England with the rise of new technologies, better power sources, centralised factory production, improved transport, entrepreneurs, profit-seekers, and rapid population …show more content…
This exemplifies that trade within Europe was important but that these European powers preferred to compete for trade outside of the continent. There were enemies within Britain which could disrupt the unity of Britain and the empire. This included Highland Scots and the Irish. This was a problem as these groups could refuse to participate in the empire, preventing its growth. These groups did disrupt the peace in the British Isles, but that will be discussed as a factor for disunity due to