I Can Meet with Dead Scientists

Chapter 447 - 223 "About This Struggling Author Pulling an All-Nighter to Write 15,000 Words and Therefore Not Wanting to Choose a Title"_6

Then he looked at Thomson, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and asked:

"Mr. Thomson, are you from Edinburgh?"

Thomson nodded, for this information was not something to keep secret:

"That’s right."

Upon hearing this, a trace of worry appeared in Evar’s eyes, and he hurriedly asked:

"Mr. Thomson, is it true that we’re going to fight the south?"

Thomson was slightly stunned, then sighed with some emotion and said:

"Sorry, Mr. Evar, I also don’t know what the situation will become next."

"I’ve only heard that both parliaments are negotiating, but the differences remain significant, and new variables could arise at any time."

Evar’s expression visibly dimmed at these words.

Beside him, Xu Yun blinked, suddenly understanding something.

Speaking of the full name of the United Kingdom, most people might think of one title:

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

However, the true meaning of this title might not be known to many.

Actually, the real United Kingdom is composed of Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The England we refer to cannot fully represent the United Kingdom.

These four countries belong to the UK system but have very high degrees of autonomy from each other.

For the simplest example:

In the World Cup and the European Championship, these four countries participate independently.

Among these countries, Scotland’s hatred for England is almost maxed out. (The enmity between Scotland and England will run throughout this dungeon, so it’s worth detailing.)

Initially, the people living on Great Britain were the Scots, the true landowners of the entire island.

But back then, they weren’t called Scots, but Celts.

The Celts were a fierce group, but they didn’t expect to encounter a tougher opponent—a person who was almost kicked into the moat by a certain bat spirit—Caesar.

As a malevolent ruler.

By the second invasion of Great Britain, Caesar successfully landed, and he thoroughly defeated the Celts,

The Celts were driven by the Western Romans to the northern mountains, barely surviving by relying on the mountainous terrain.

And at this time.

The Romans had a sudden inspiration and came up with a cunning plan:

They built a wall at the narrowest part of Great Britain, known as the famous Hadrian’s Wall.

The scale of this wall cannot compare to our native walls, but Great Britain isn’t the same as our vast frontiers, is it?

Thus.

It divided Great Britain into north and south parts.

This wasn’t just a simple regional division; from then on, Great Britain was divided into two regions, north and south.

These two regions had significant differences in ethnicity, religion, national politics, language, and culture.

The southern people gradually became assimilated with the Romans.

The northern ones resisted, continuing the Celtic lineage.

Later, in the fifth century, the Western Roman Dynasty reached its end.

Thus, the northern Celts and the Pitke People on Ireland Island launched a counterattack and quickly achieved excellent results.

However, the southern part had grown to have significant ideational differences from the Celts.

They believed the northern Celts were no good either, and they couldn’t let them run wild.

So the southern people came up with an idea, invoking the spirit of Wu Sangui, and called the Anglo-Saxons to maintain "stability."

These Anglo-Saxons settled on the island, becoming the ancestors of modern-day England and Wales.

This is the root of all the national conflicts between England and Scotland.

Those who are not of our kin must have hearts of different kinds, a saying many foreigners also hold as truth.

By 1298.

English King Edward I personally led his army, completely breaking through the Scottish defenses, and England for the first time fully annexed Scottish territory.

But the Scots were not resigned to this, and local resistance movements grew more intense day by day.

Finally, in 1314, Scotland regained its independence.

The movie "Braveheart" depicts this piece of history.

However, throughout ancient and modern dynastic wars, there is no shortage of intermarriages.

Thus, situations often arose where A and B were at war, but A had blood ties with B’s descendants.

In 1603.

Powerful English Queen Elizabeth... ahem, the first, passed away.

Being childless in life, her closest relation was her grandnephew, the then Scottish King James VI.

Thus, while wearing the Scottish crown, James VI was also crowned as the King of England.

But at this time, James was just a single person wearing two crowns, and England and Scotland remained two countries.

However, on the other hand.

This set the stage for the merging of the two countries, laying a foundation for cooperation toward unification.

And the ultimate reason leading to the union of the two countries is quite interesting:

Scotland went bankrupt and eventually sold itself to pay off its debts...

In 1688, Gaul was rampaging across Europe, much in the manner of the Emperor Huang.

European countries, to halt Gaul’s expansion, united against Gaul, known as the "Great Alliance War."

Scotland, as one of the participating countries, was targeted specifically by Gaul, and its economy suffered severe blows.