It has been three hundred years since Scotland was integrated into the United Kingdom. Why has England failed to assimilate Scotland?

Because their situation is very complicated and has never been solved. In the past, the United Kingdom was a true empire on which the sun never set, with colonies all over the world. However, even such a powerful country always had a problem, and that was its own internal Scotland. The Scottish problem has always troubled the United Kingdom.

Essentially, Scotland and England are not at odds with each other. Although England and Scotland live together, and their royal families are in close contact, they intermarry with each other to strengthen the rule of royal power and promote royal exchanges. But this is only at the royal level. To the people, they are still like fire and water. It can be said that the people of Scotland and England have always disliked each other. They often fight each other before they can talk about it. Therefore, it is indeed very difficult to assimilate because the population base is too large to achieve unification.

Although the two appear to be the same country, they have different cultures. Although Scotland is legally ruled and managed by England, in terms of their culture, they completely retain their own things, which are completely different from England, and people live according to their own way of life. Obviously, if you want to assimilate a nation and country, then the most basic ideas and culture must be unified. There are many ways to unify. One is peaceful assimilation, which is the cultural blending of both parties and everyone retains the good. Another type is violent cultural crushing, relying on the superiority of culture to crush and annex. It can be said that England has failed to do both. It has always been rejected by Scotland and cannot be crushed.

There is no war between the two countries, and neither country has ever surrendered to the other. The premise of peace is war. If Scotland is not truly suppressed by force, Scotland will never be convinced. And judging from today's international situation, it is not easy to rely on force. The consequences of casually provoking a war are worthy of everyone's rejection. Of course, some powerful countries are another matter.