People of Britain

People of Britain

In order to understand modern day people in Britain, a journey into history must be embarked upon to get a better over view of the subject matter. 

In 1707 the Union of England,Wales and Scotland was formed. (BBC.co.uk) Within this Union a variety of different cultures and identities intertwined and interacted and many disputes arose which led to a number of clashes. (BBC.co.uk)

In an article authored by McConnachie(Sovereginty:2002) he estimates the population of the British people in 4000BC was 3000 people. This figure rose to 20 000 by 2500BC and between the 1000-700BC the population had reached 10 000. He goes on to further to show the population increase over the years chronologically but those details will be ommitted for the purposes of this blog. I rather focus more on the reasons given by McConnachie for the causes of Britain's exponential population growth rate through out the times.

The main reason given for the population increase is migration of foreigners into Britain. Causes of such migration can be attributed to factors such as political asylum, colonialism,the slave trade and the world wars of which Britain played major roles in both.

Whereas the elite of the past in Britain was mainly royalty and other families of nobility, the elite in this generation tend to be footballers such as David Beckham, musicians such as the Spice Girls and actors and producers such as Guy Ritchie.