The Scots and the UnionEdinburgh University Press, 2006 - 424 páginas An updated edition on the 1707 Union between Scotland and England in a modern context The Scots and the Union: Then and Now is a refreshed, revised and extended edition of The Scots and the Union, which appeared in 2006. It was acclaimed then as a path-breaking, game-changing account of the making of the United Kingdom, and the Scots' part in this. Winner of the Saltire Society's prestigious Scottish History Book of the Year prize, it successfully challenged accounts of the process that alleged that the union was brought about by English bullying and the venality of Scottish politicians 'bought and sold for English gold'. This new edition not only provides readers with an essential explanation of why and how Scotland became part of the United Kingdom, but brings the historical debate into a vigorous present with an additional section. An explanation is provided as to why the union is less strong in 2014 than it was in the 1950s and also why, in comparison with citizens in some other smaller European nations which have become independent states in recent times, large numbers of Scots seem reluctant to see the end of Britain. This new edition is the key background text for anyone wishing to explore how we got to the position where we are once again debating union issues and opinions, lending historical weight and context to the arguments for and against union. Key Features:
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... north of the Tay , and in pockets to the south . Even Revolution party managers acknowledged that while more of the common people than of the nobility and gentry were ' fixed ' to their world - view , the numbers were still ' low ...
... north and north - west many thousands of men could be called out for the pretender ; not least the 1,000 horsemen available to the Catholic duke of Gordon , and similar if not greater numbers of foot soldiers under the command of the ...
... north were exchequer bills , which were refused by many of the Company of Scotland's cred- itors ; we saw earlier that an additional £ 50,000 in gold coin was speedily requested , and dispatched equally rapidly , mercifully enough , as ...
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Issues debates and aims | 23 |
ambition and achievement and the aftermath of | 104 |
a nation in crisis | 139 |
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