Queston Regarding Scotland

[ketsudan.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone! I got a question that is very important for a fanfic I am writing.

Would you say that with the Union Act of 1707 Scotland basically destroyed itself (meaning that "Scotland" the "country" no longer exists like the "Roman Empire" no longer exists), or that she just moved in and became a permanent resident of England's house?

I have been doing a lot of research, and I am not sure which one it is because the Scottish people still have their own laws, church, and a few other things, but technically the whole main island of Great Britain is called "The United Kingdom" a.k.a. "England" and Scotland is more like California in the US in that it is not it's own separate state.

It's all kind of confusing. Some say that "Scotland" is no longer her own country (thus "destroyed") and others say that she's just under England's rule and they're trying to get independence so they can be their own nation again but....... AJLASSADJ;L DDD:

Anyone who can give some input or give links to articles that could help me decide between these two will be loved forever and ever!

Comments

[ketsudan.livejournal.com]

*nods* Makes sense to me. Kind of. Would it be like a messy, insane family and England is the eldest brother who is doing all of the chores and thus has the most authority?

[equivalent-t.livejournal.com]

Nah, Scotland is the big brother who bullied his little brother. (See also : Battle for America strips) England is like the younger brother...middle or youngest, I have no idea...who grew up to kick his brother right back and take his car keys. Except he's also got to pay for the petrol that car uses. Among other things.

RLwise I'm not sure if saying England has authority is right because it's sort of like...England doesn't have his own government anymore, but his government became the government of Britain? Sort of? It's a bit complicated. But for the sake of Hetalia systems, yes, he probably has the most authority that counts.

[ketsudan.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah, I have to agree that Scotland did kick him for a bit... and then got beaten like heck right back. Ah well.

But thanks for all of the information. :)

[szeras.livejournal.com]

England is like the younger brother...middle or youngest

Definitely the youngest one. Both, historically-wise and in hetalia (note how happy he was to be a niisan for the first time when he found little America) :3

[hagane-no-mame.livejournal.com]

Actually, in one of the strips with kid!England, he always has to run away from his big brothers who keeps shooting arrows at him...

[ketsudan.livejournal.com]

*ponders*

I guess England is the youngest of all those guys. But one has to wonder why his brothers hated him so much. *plots*

[kuromitsu.livejournal.com]

Well... supposing that England was born during the Saxon invasion and settlement, it's little wonder that his brothers have hated him since day one. Basically, his is what it was like for the native Britons: "The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians: thus two modes of death await us, we are either slain or drowned."

By the time it ended the southern and eastern parts of the island were completely conquered by the Saxons and the Britons were pushed back significantly (as seen here (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Britain_peoples_circa_600.svg)).

[ketsudan.livejournal.com]

Aaah, I see. Okay.