Scots and the UnionEdinburgh University Press, 14 de abr. de 2014 - 480 páginas This book traces the background to the Treaty of Union of 1707, explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inaugur |
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... effect on Scotland and on British history. Its impact indeed has been felt throughout much of the world over the past three centuries. But telling that story is fraught with difficulties. The topic is controversial and the evidence can ...
... effect on Scotland and on British history. Its impact indeed has been felt throughout much of the world over the past three centuries. But telling that story is fraught with difficulties. The topic is controversial and the evidence can ...
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... effect it was believed that they had begun to gather arms, powder and money for their bid to break it by force – whether they would have done so shoulder to shoulder with the Jacobites is another matter.47 That there was little public ...
... effect it was believed that they had begun to gather arms, powder and money for their bid to break it by force – whether they would have done so shoulder to shoulder with the Jacobites is another matter.47 That there was little public ...
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... effect, Jacobite supporters had drawn up a 'memorial' to be presented to the king of France. Sympathy for the cause was drawn from the current of anti-union anger which had been aroused in the previous six months and the deeper-rooted ...
... effect, Jacobite supporters had drawn up a 'memorial' to be presented to the king of France. Sympathy for the cause was drawn from the current of anti-union anger which had been aroused in the previous six months and the deeper-rooted ...
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... effects upon and significance for Scotland. Divergent opinions about the reasons for the union have been mirrored in marked shifts in attitudes towards it in Scotland over the succeeding centuries. Such was the level of disenchantment ...
... effects upon and significance for Scotland. Divergent opinions about the reasons for the union have been mirrored in marked shifts in attitudes towards it in Scotland over the succeeding centuries. Such was the level of disenchantment ...
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... effect, a reference to the impact of the Hollywood film that launched a wave of nationalistic fervour when it was released in the mid- s, seems to have worn off as Scots once again find succour within the modified union. Iconic ...
... effect, a reference to the impact of the Hollywood film that launched a wave of nationalistic fervour when it was released in the mid- s, seems to have worn off as Scots once again find succour within the modified union. Iconic ...
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ambition and achievement and the aftermath of the Revolution | 104 |
a nation in crisis | 139 |
5 The most neglected if not opprest State in Europe? Confrontations and the search for compromise 17005 | 184 |
Parliament and the reconstruction of the pathway towards union 17056 | 224 |
the union commissioners and the hearts and minds of the people | 243 |
the union Parliament and the Scottish nation | 274 |
9 Union in the balance union accomplished | 322 |
Appendix A Membership of the Council of Trade elected 1705 voting record foragainst the court in the thirty recorded divisions in the union Parlia... | 381 |
Bibliography | 392 |
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