Linda Colley explores the compromises made when Scotland was subsumed into Great Britain. Read more
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Scotland
Linda Colley explores the compromises made when Scotland was subsumed into Great Britain.
Ireland
Linda Colley explores Ireland's relations with its neighbours over the centuries.
Transatlantic
Linda Colley explores Britain's relationship with America from the 1600s onwards.
Greater Britains
Linda explores the acts of union required to sustain the allegiance of British emigrants.
Europe
Linda Colley explores the history of Britain's links with continental Europe.
Constitutions
Linda Colley explores Britain's lack of a written constitution.
Pasts and Futures
Prof Colley posits some possibilities about UK development following the independence vote
Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus
Episode 1
Prof Colley explores the British notion of liberty and the place of monarchy.
Episode 2
Linda examines the four nations that make up the British Isles and their relationships.
Episode 3
Linda explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and expatriate Britons.
