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Scotland and England has been the same country for far longer than say the USA has even existed.
by chgs 2y ago
Scotland and England has been the same country for far longer than say the USA has even existed.
- skylurk 2y agoAnd Scotland has been crowning Scottish kings with it since before England even existed, if you believe the legends ;)
- chgs 2y agoIncluding James 6th, who then took over England.
- philwelch 2y ago1707 versus 1776 isn’t what I would describe as “far longer”.
- chgs 2y agoIn the context of crowning kings, the union of the crowns was 1603, before the mayflower, before new Amsterdam, even before Jamestown. But even with 1707 you’re talking 30% of the age of the USA again.
- philwelch 2y agoBetween 1714 and 1807, Britain was also in personal union with Hanover. That didn’t make Britain and Hanover the same country any more than England and Scotland were the same country during the 17th century.