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A New British History?

A New British History?. Gabriel Glickman. Theories of nationhood. Anderson – ‘imagined communities’. Hobsbawm – ‘invention of tradition’. Colley – ‘forging of the nation’ after 1707. Smith – nations needs common ethno-cultural core, ‘ ethnie ’ . Composite monarchies.

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A New British History?

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  1. A New British History? Gabriel Glickman

  2. Theories of nationhood • Anderson – ‘imagined communities’. • Hobsbawm – ‘invention of tradition’. • Colley – ‘forging of the nation’ after 1707. • Smith – nations needs common ethno-cultural core, ‘ethnie’.

  3. Composite monarchies • 1453 - French absorption of old Plantagenet territories e.g. Guyenne, Brittany. • 1469 – Union of Aragon and Castile • 1500 – Holy Roman Empire divided into six ‘imperial circles’ with own parliaments. • 1514 – Union of Denmark and Norway • 1569 – Union of Lublin – creation of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. • 1618 – Brandenburg-Prussia

  4. Spanish-British parallels • 1566/7 – Beginning of the Dutch revolt against Philip II. • 1569-73 – First Desmond rebellion against Elizabeth I. • 1579-83 – Second Desmond rebellion. • 1594-1603 – Nine Years’ War in Ireland. • 1602 – United Provinces established as republic independent of Spain. • 1639 – Outbreak of first Bishops’ War in Scotland against Charles I. • 1640 - Outbreak of the Catalan Revolt against Philip IV. • 1640 – Portuguese revolt begins successful war for independence. • 1641 – Outbreak of Irish rebellion. • 1647/8 – Short-lived Neapolitan Republic breaks free of Spain. • 1649 – Execution of Charles I.

  5. Thomas Cromwell, Act in Restraint of Appeals, 1533 ‘ Where by divers sundry old authentic histories and chronicles it is manifestly declared and expressed that this realm of England is an empire... governed by one supreme head and king having the dignity and royal estate of the imperial crown of the same, unto whom a body politic... be bounden and owe to bear next to God a natural and humble obedience’.

  6. ‘Silken Thomas’ Fitzgerald (1513-1537), 10th earl of Kildare

  7. Arthur Kelton, A commendacion of Welshmen (1546) ‘You shule assent To your civilitie One law, one love One God above One prencelymagestie’.

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