How Did Great Britain Actually Form?

Three nations. A thousand years of war. One country. ▶ Series, How Countries Came to Be:    • How Countries Came to Be!   How did England, Scotland and Wales ever become Great Britain? This is the real story, from the fall of Rome and the Viking invasions, to Athelstan uniting England in 927, Edward the First's conquest of Wales, Robert the Bruce's victory at Bannockburn, the 1603 union of the crowns, and the catastrophic Darien scheme that finally bankrupted Scotland into the Acts of Union in 1707. It was not a wedding, and it was not really a war. Great Britain was born from one of the greatest financial disasters in history. New map story every week. Subscribe so you do not miss the next one. Which country should we cover next? Tell me in the comments, your pick might be the next video. Ireland's turn is coming. How it was forced in, then fought its way back out. Imagery: NASA Earth Observatory (Blue Marble, public domain) and Natural Earth (public domain). Maps are programmatic; characters are AI-generated. #geography #history #unitedkingdom #map #britain