Quote Originally Posted by matteus the inbred
i meant Britain as in the post-mediaeval political union of its various states including the oddity that is Northern Ireland, rather than the geographical (and, as you correctly point out, racial) entity that was pre-Roman/sub-Roman Britain.
Scotland came about as a result of union between the Scots and Picts, the Scottish kingdom of Dalriada came about as a result of the Scots settling in what is now Argyll. USA came about as a result of the Declaration of Independence which united the 13 colonies. Canada came about as a result of the British North America Act. A country is not made up unless it is a mere figment of some people's imagination or unrecogised by other countries, such as Transdniestr, Sealand, and the country of the Citizens Required scheme thingy.

my Norman ancestors were instrumental in bringing about the earliest unification processes of modern Britain, maybe British day should be on October 14th!
The Battle of Hastings was an English battle, not particularly crucial to Scotland.