A Disunited Kingdom England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 18001949 [Paperback]

A Disunited Kingdom? explains how the United Kingdom has evolved.A Disunited Kingdom? explains how the United Kingdom has evolved and explores a number of key themes including: the steps to political union, economic change, religion, education, social welfare, war and national identity.A Disunited Kingdom? explains how the United Kingdom has evolved and explores a number of key themes including: the steps to political union, economic change, religion, education, social welfare, war and national identity.When did the United Kingdom come into being? What were the steps which led to its conception? Was the creation of the United Kingdom a symptom of national coherence or of disunity between the countries that made up the union? Did a new national identity come into being after 1801, or did old allegiances and loyalties become more deeply embedded? Is the eventual breakup of the re-constituted United Kingdom inevitable? In seeking answers to these questions, and explaining how the United Kingdom has evolved, the author explores a number of key themes including:the steps to political union,economic change, religion, education, social welfare, war and national identity.1. Towards a political union; 2. A national economy?; 3. Religion: separation and schism; 4. Educating the nation; 5. Poor relief: from Poor Law to welfare state; 6. War: uniting against the common enemy; 7. National and cultural identity. Conclusion