The subject of this source commentary is the excerpt of ‘An Act for Laws and Justice to be Ministered in Wales in Like Form as it is in this realm’, passed by the English parliament and embedded in the 1536 Act of Union. The act outlines a series of laws that should be imposed, now Wales is incorporated with England, to all a equal and coherent union. The excerpt focusses on how Wales should be given equality to England by inheriting all the same “...Freedoms, Liberties, Rights, Privileges and
The Kingdom of Great Britain When you think of Great Britain, two things may come to mind; the American Revolutionary war that transpired over eight hard years or you might also think there is no greater ally than the Kingdom of Great Britain. Although the United States originated in the ways of Great Britain, the countries are different in many ways. This paper will discuss Great Britain’s political structure, The British Armed Forces Air Defense operations, and Great Britain’s economic background
The Yes Scotland campaign was launched in May 2012 and got the support of the SNP, the Green Party, and the Scottish Socialist Party. Its leader was Blair Jenkins, a media pundit working for BBC Scotland and STV. But Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon became the prominent spokespersons on the campaign. To convince Scots that Scotland would be better as an independent country, the campaign and the SNP insisted on the similarities than an independent Scotland would have with the actual one, and on
Introduction The independence of Scotland, a current affair and highly interesting topic. In this paper I will not be discussing the current political arrangements between Scotland and England nor will I be discussing what can be expected of the true separation of Scotland from the U.K. in the future. In this paper I will research what led up to the citizens of Scotland to feel so culturally different from the rest of the U.K. Why they do not want to be a completely united country anymore. I will
Scotland is a linguistically complex region, with distinct languages reigning this land. There are three official languages, which are English, Scottish and Scottish Gaelic. Nowadays, English is the most common language used in Scotland. As part of the United Kingdom, it is only natural for Scotland to adopt this widely-spoken lingua franca as its most used language. Interestingly, English in Scotland is not the standard English that most of us would recognise, but has evolved and turned into a new
Wales has a, beautiful, rich culture. Some of the major things that make up their culture is the people’s daily life. They have all different kinds of facts ranging from language to literacy rate. Economy is an important part of most countries. It basically determines whether the country will be poor or rich and how people there would live. The last, but certainly not least, government. Government is also a key factor in how people spend their time and live day to day. Their government is fascinating
This paper analyzes the different types of context in relation to Hugh. Hugh is a nineteen-year-old male that lives in Dublin, Ireland. Within his daily life, Hugh has multiple roles such as a student, volunteer, debater, son, roommate, and friend. The expectation of Hugh’s roles as a student and debater are to develop skills and to receive a law degree for his future career. The expectation as a volunteer is to help the community and promote well-being. The expectation of the roles son, roommate
1. Since the devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1998, how is power divided between the Westminster government and the aforementioned three nations? The UK government is in charge of all matters in England, but some of its power has been devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Until 1998 Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland were united and all of the power was located in The Westminster Parliament. However, the Scottish election of independence changed
HISTORY The country of Scotland had its first recorded history around 124 AD. This was during the expansion of the Roman Empire. The Roman’s built two fortifications to mark their empire. The first fortification was Hadrian’s Wall. Hadrian was emperor of the Romans at the time and he wanted to know the borders of his empire. He visited Britain in 122 AD and ordered them to build his wall. It protected the northwestern region of Britain. The second fortification was the Antonine Wall. Antonine’s
a few trends and issues where the British Empire and British identity has played a direct or indirect role in the debate of Scottish independence. The most deep seated of which would be the two very different attitudes towards the union held by Scotland and England. From the very start the English viewed the union as an expansion of the English crown and English lands as evident by their reasoning leading up to the Union and the continued use of the words ‘England’ and ‘English’ in reference to