British citizenship

British citizenship did not exist until January 1, 1983, when citizenship in Great Britain was first created by the British Nationality Act of 1981.[1]

Until then Brits were "British subjects" ... of the King or Queen. This explains the enormous devotion to British royalty by their former "subjects", which continues to this day.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/british-nationality-subject-citizen/