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 | | England ceased to be an independent political entity with the Act of Union with the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain. |
 | | Since the term "English" explicitly refers to peoples who arrived on the island of Great Britain relatively recently, it is anachronistic to talk of England's prehistory or ancient history, which (although rich and interesting) are properly dealt with as part of the history of the island of Great Britain as a whole. |
 | | A person, therefore, using the term "English" to describe him or herself (regardless of personal history) is to some extent going out of his or her way to do so; hence he or she may also be seen (rightly or wrongly, and not necessarily perjoratively) as nationalistic. |
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