In addition to the bit about 'King of England' being head of the Church, there's also the fact that Scots law didn't get completely subsumed into English law, and they kept their own pound (although it was identical to the British one). So obviously, there was still a 'Scotland' of some sort....
Anyway. Does the following work better:
" [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Canada is now rapidly approaching the size of Scotland, which had historically been its own kingdom even if now it is subsumed into the United Kingdom. Thus it seems entirely reasonable to raise Canada to the status of a Kingdom,"[/FONT]
Anyway. Does the following work better:
" [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Canada is now rapidly approaching the size of Scotland, which had historically been its own kingdom even if now it is subsumed into the United Kingdom. Thus it seems entirely reasonable to raise Canada to the status of a Kingdom,"[/FONT]