How was The Kingdom of Great Britain Formed?

How was The Kingdom of Great Britain Formed?

Going all the way back to the 16th century, England and Scotland had been two entirely different governments under different monarchs, and in the case of Scotland, uniquely controlled in part by the Highland clan system. Furthermore, for centuries now the neighboring states had been at odds and on and off warfare, with the Scottish Wars of Independence being well remembered by both sides. But, when the Queen of England died heirless in 1603, a past of diplomatic marriages and childbearing set England and Scotland on an entirely new trajectory…

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[glitchyikes]

The union of 1707 only merge the crowns of Scotland and England to form Kingdom of GB. The -Lordship- Kingdom of Ireland remains separate until the Acts of Union in 1801 when the UK is formed.

[todway]

Elizabeth died, her Scottish cousin, who already ruled Scotland, also inherited the English crown. Really not as complicated as people want to make it seem. More like an inevitability, really.

[llcolj]

Great Britain is the island comprising of England, Scotland and Wales, it doesn't include Ireland.

[PakBallandSami]

“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea.”
― William Shakespeare

[oliversherman]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[amityboymo]

I'm so glad you also mentioned Queen Mary II of England! She's not very well known but I love her so much!!

[Stand]

The Campbell clan was utterly ruthless. They once in a battle with a rival clan slaughtered 16 thousand of them in a battle. They hanged their bodies on spikes and their blood drained into vast pools on the ground.

This why when the British empire needed muscle to fight wars, the Scots were always called upon. In Canada for instance, Scots loyalist regiments single handedly defeated the French and their American allies.

[molecatcher]

Many of today's supporters of Scottish independence think that the Jacobite Rebellions were, at least in part, about regaining indepenence. The reality was that the Stuart monarchs, after James VI, had been very strong supporters of the Union and had no intention of ever giving back Scotland it's independence.

[seifsaaed]

Great Britain was established when England and Scotland united under one kingdom between 1706 and 1707 under the Acts of Union 1707. The Kingdom of Great Britain lasted until 1801, when it merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland between 1800 and 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800.

Also, Ireland is a separate island from Great Britain. You cannot consider it to be part of Great Britain, and it was also not part of the Kingdom of England. It was once under the control of the Anglo-Normans, a lordship known as the Lordship of Ireland, and then when it was a unified kingdom, it was once an English client state until 1707. And Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain, it is part of the island of Ireland. The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[TheBlaqOrder]

Fun Fact:
Game of Throne's Red Wedding got it's inspiration from The Glencoe Massacre, amongst other famous deadly meals in history.

[vikas]

The opportunities which the East India company opened up.. by their conquests of the East India and SEA, also drew a lot of the Scots. Many of the early conquestars of the late 17- Early 18th century were Scots.. the opportunity opening up only because Scotland was UK

[candy_moon_]

When you showed the clans of Scotland I spent a few seconds looking for my ancestors clan The Ogilvy Clan

[nicbahtin]

They reached 10th administration tech level and owned the required cores.

[brokenbridge]

The way to host pronounced "Acts of Union" sounded a lot like "Axe of Union." How funny. Nice video.

[JonnyDgmail]

The kingdom of Ireland with its own parliament existed from the 16th century until the act of union in 1801 creating the UK. Ireland geographically cannot be apart of Great Britain

[andrewg.carvill]

An Irish perspective: So the King of Scotland took over as King of England also in 1603. England then heroically resisted Scottish domination for over a century, but in 1707 England finally gave in due to Scottish persistence. Now, in the 21st Century there is a movement in Scotland to give the English back their independence, but most English people are no longer interested. Don't let's get started on Northern Ireland!

[MariNate]

Ah this takes me back to Scottish history class at uni lol

[sabfarhan]

0:34, it's the 17th century, not the 16th
The centuries are one ahead of the years

[kevinsworldK.w]

Something tells me that Knowledgia forgot they have a series on Skanderbeg lol

[franganr.e.searthra-macleo]

For sure, the Darien Scheme was an economic disaster for Scotland. The fact is portrayed as the last hope for Scotland to stay afloat by joining England. Yet, there's a historical fact that every historian neglects the one that since the Union of the Crowns in 1603 the English navy blocked any ship coming to or from Scotland, which diminished considerably imports and exports for Scotland. This was a long-term plan of starvation by the English, to force the Scots into a union.
In the 17th century, England generated 5 to 7 million £ revenues, while Scotland's was barely around 160.000£. I guess the revenues could have been higher if the English navy wouldn't have limited trade with Scotland.
Then how did the Scottish parliament end up signing the act of union? Well, some members had precious lands in northern England, that threatened to be reclaimed by the English nobility should the boost for the union wasn't effective, and other members were offered gold in exchange for support for the union. That's how our legendary Scottish writer exposes it "bought and sold for English gold".
On May 1st, 1707, 106 out of the 175 MSPs voted in favor of the union. Without asking the population!
A month followed after the signing, then Glasgow was full of riots and anti-union protests. Of course, democracy wasn't such a thing back in those days...
I've read the history of Scotland, my dad offered me the book for my 17th birthday, then I read that not only Scots didn't want a union with England cause they didn't want English settlers, but the English didn't want it either cause they didn't want Scottish immigrants! Indeed, this British union has always been based on the elite of the British Isles binding together for the greedy control over the land, nothing else. Even today, Scotland is the country with the most privately owned land on earth: half our land mass is shared and owned between some 432 billionaires.
Finally, there has been the massacre of Culloden. The last battle fought on Britain's soil. Gosh how confusing would it have been, to pick a side: should I fight for a German monarch, or a Franco-Italian one?
Anyway, that's it all