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How did a new 'British nation', formed through the propagation of a dominant English Culture? Explain.
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Through the spread of a predominantly English culture, a new "British nation" was created.
(i) The ancient nations only survived as subordinate partners in this union because the symbols of the new Britainthe British flag, the national song, and the English language-were extensively promoted.
(ii) 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 nationstate, with England at its centre, came to be forged.
(iii) The Act of Union (1707) between England and Scotland that resulted in the formation of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain'.(Any two)
(i) The ancient nations only survived as subordinate partners in this union because the symbols of the new Britainthe British flag, the national song, and the English language-were extensively promoted.
(ii) 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 nationstate, with England at its centre, came to be forged.
(iii) The Act of Union (1707) between England and Scotland that resulted in the formation of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain'.(Any two)
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