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The Impact of Britain Being a Post-imperialist Nation
Great Britain is a former imperialist nation, unlike the French and Germany, and other former European and East Asian imperialist nations.
Britain’s political continuity can be traced back to the 13th century before it became Great Britain following the Union with Scotland in 1707 AD.
Though the first king of the English founded the Kingdom of England in 927 AD, Athelstan was king of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 AD to 927 AD.
Then King of the English from 927 AD to 939 A.D.
This is not regarded as a starting point of English political continuity because of the impact of England being conquered twice in the 11th century and the ending of Anglo-Saxon rule during the Norman conquest in 1066 AD.
English political continuity was then broken again, with King John signing the Magna Carta in 1215 AD and the creation of Parliament and the institutions in England in the 13th century.
Hence, the 13th century is the best marker for understanding English/British political continuity.
Also, because England is such a cultural force and the sheer size of its population eclipses the other nations within the British Isles, England dominates everything due to its sheer size.
