The Analysis On The Merger Of England And Scoland During16-18Century

Historically used to have a common culture of the British Isles, after the Roman conquest," barbarian " invasions, the Viking invasion and the Norman Conquest,England and Scotland have formed different geographical and cultural traditions, however, they were established their own country in9-12century, and has entered feudalization one after another. After a few centuries, when relations between the two countries have marriage, when there is war, but because of the intervention of factors, such as France, the two countries can never merge into one country, but the war is more aroused hatred between the two countries. Until the early17th century and then again during the marriage of Henry VII to the throne for the two countries to pave the way for joint Meanwhile, as the Renaissance, the Reformation, the bourgeois revolution broke out and a series of events changed the trend of history relations between the two countries has eased, but due to different partition and their long-term interests of the two countries on the throne joint road never deeper levels of the joint, until the early17th century,18th century, England to join the Spanish Succession war with France to compete for European hegemony, Scotland Since European countries the rise of mercantilism, colonial plan failed, natural disasters and other factors into the edge of economic collapse, the two countries even more depth to their own interests, in England, a series of measures, the two final peace negotiations, mutual benefit and mutual respect were taken the powers required for the operation of the principle, agreed economic policy, the legal system and religious issues, signed embody the " close but different" features " consolidation Act ", the merger of the two countries as great Britain became the colonial empire and laid the foundation for trade and contributed a lot of inventors and thinkers of the world. As the Scottish cultural heritage and the delicate relationship between the two countries after the merger, the combined300years after the dispute once again highlighted, is divided or together, fate will depend on the upcoming referendum in Scotland.