Parliaments, nations and identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660–1850

Parliaments, nations and identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660–1850
Author: Julian Hoppit
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1847790518

The abolition of the Scottish and Irish Parliaments in 1707 and 1800 created a United Kingdom centred upon the Westminster legislature. This text discusses what this meant for the four nations involved, and how conceptions of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh identities were affected.