HIST 383 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Britishness
Document Summary
The book is about forging the british nation between the act of the union joining scotland to england and. Wales in 1707 and the formal beginning of the. The settlers and armed forces jostled for space and dominance in north america, the west indies, africa, In great britain, there was the founding of the bank of. England and to the creation of the city, to the evolution of a more efficient and nationwide fiscal system and to the emergence of a massive military machine which has only begun to be seriously dismantled since wwii. Britain and france had been in competition for many years through military battles. The major wars challenged the political and religious foundations upon great britain was based and threatened its internal security and its commercial and colonial power. The rulers were forced to mobilize large numbers to repel the danger, but not everyone responded positively.
