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Episode 3—Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus
3/3 Linda explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and expatriate Britons.
Pasts and Futures
Prof Colley posits some possibilities about UK development following the independence vote
Constitutions
Linda Colley explores Britain's lack of a written constitution.
Europe
Linda Colley explores the history of Britain's links with continental Europe.
Greater Britains
Linda explores the acts of union required to sustain the allegiance of British emigrants.
Transatlantic
Linda Colley explores Britain's relationship with America from the 1600s onwards.
Episode 2—Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus
2/3 Linda examines the four nations that make up the British Isles and their relationships.
Ireland
Linda Colley explores Ireland's relations with its neighbours over the centuries.
Scotland
Linda Colley explores the compromises made when Scotland was subsumed into Great Britain.
Wales
Linda Colley explores the principality, which is not represented on the Union Jack.