Happy St. Patrick's Day from Ireland!
My current headcanon about the mysterious gentleman that haunts Ireland is that he's a spiritual reincarnation of the actual St. Patrick that introduced Catholicism to the country. If you look at the artistic depictions of St. Patrick, and the spooky spirit that gives him advice, they strike an uncanny resemblance!
Happy Saint David's Day!
Recently, Wales passed some awesome laws to protect gender expression, pretty much in defiance of Westminister (which also supported Scotland's pro-trans laws. One of Westminister's teasons for trying to block Scotland's laws was they were too different from the rest of the UK, so the Senedd changed that). Anyway, because of that, I was inspired to draw a gender-non-conforming look for Wales to celebrate Saint David's Day in :)
Wales is wearing my own Daffidol variation of the Juliette Floral Gown by Kosovo-Albania designer Teuta Matoshi!
“Ugh, you’re so adorable. I want to be friends with you,” I whisper as I like your posts and never speak to you.
What do you think life was like for Scotland when there was the British empire? I thought it'd be interesting to know about
Oh.. very complex topic. See, Scotland has a very interesting history with both opposing England yet also working together with it at the same time. The British empire is a great example of that. Scottish people inherently benefited from the British empire and contributed to a lot of the colonialism attached to it, but at the same time many suffered under it as well. Especially the highlanders with things like the highland clearances.
Similarly, I think Scotland (hws) would be the same way. He both opposes England yet also works with him countless times; one of the most glaring examples being the colonization of Ulster and ‘adopting’ Northern Ireland, who became like a son to him that he never had- an idea that was given and supported by England.
So, tldr. It’s complicated. Like most things are. I really think it would’ve been a period of internal conflict Scotland would’ve been dealing with
who are you waiting for, Mr Kirkland?
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