English people

:This article is about the English as an ethnic group. For information about residents or nationals of England, see demographics of England.

Identity

With the Acts of Union in 1536, 1542, 1707 and 1800, England was joined with Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the United Kingdom; and a new 'British' identity was conceived. The English, along with the other peoples of the British Isles found their old identities undermined somewhat in favour of a new British national identity.

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Acts of Union - 1536 - 1542 - 1707 - 1800 - Scotland - Ireland - Wales - United Kingdom - British Isles

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The 1990s saw the beginning of a gradual reclamation and reformation of English identity. For several decades nationalist movements had existed in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall but England had no counterpart. Partly in response to devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the rise in general of nationalism in the Celtic fringe many English people have been led to question what it is to be English and its relationship with being British. Some English nationalist parties have been created, their following however remains small, see English nationalism.

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1990s - Devolution - Northern Ireland - Nationalism - English nationalism

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