National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand how the concepts of ‘nation’ and ‘nationalism’ emerged during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
  • understand the processes that led to the formation of the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland
  • understand what is meant by ‘nation’
  • understand what is meant by ‘state’
  • understand how national identities emerged and converged in nineteenth-century Britain.