The British Empire, which was renowned for its strength and bravery and spread across the world, has a very important place in the ranks of the Persian Empire, the Greek Empire and the Roman Empire, which were praised as the ‘empire on which the sun never sets’.
Great Britain has enjoyed a glorious past in modern world history for over a century. One-fifth of the world’s population was once under the rule of Great Britain. With its powerful navy, Britain brought many parts of the world under its colonial rule. Just as many countries of the world including India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were under British colonial rule, today’s superpower America was also once a British colony.
In today’s program, we are going to look at the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’, an unparalleled empire that saw the 20th century.
Union of Crowns
Scotland is the second most important country in the ‘United Kingdom’ after England. Like England, the lion has been the symbol of this country since its inception.
AD 1603. James VI, the King of Scotland, was crowned as King of England and Ireland under the name ‘James I’. Since Elizabeth I, who ruled England before him, had no children, for the first time in history, the English accepted a Scottish king as their king. As the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland came under the same leadership during his reign, a joint kingdom called the ‘UNION OF CROWNS’ was formed. This union lasted until AD 1649.
The Kingdom of Great Britain was formed!
May 1, 1707 is an important day in the history of Britain. Because it was on that day that Scotland and England, which had been separate kingdoms until then, united and became one country. A new advanced country called the ‘Kingdom of Great Britain’ emerged in European history. The parliaments, laws, flags and symbols of the two countries were merged. A new law, flag and symbol for the union were proclaimed. They emphasized the past identities and characteristics of both countries and reflected the features of the new country. January 1, 1801. The Kingdom of Ireland also joined the Kingdom of Great Britain. Through this, the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’, today’s United Kingdom or United Kingdom, was formed.
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