Prior to the 18 th century there was no British nation. In 1707, the Act of Union between England and Scotland gave rise to the new nation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Ireland was forced to incorporate with the United Kingdom. The Protestants were helped by the English to establish dominance in the Catholic country of Ireland. They were in favour of the British. The Catholics who rose into revolt against the British dominance failed. The revolt was led by Wolfe Tone and his United Irishmen. A new British nation was formed with dominant English culture, the British Flag ( Union Jack) the National Anthem ( God Save Our Noble King) and the English language.\xa0