Scotland's Relations with England: A Survey to 1707Two national identities had established themselves by the end of the 11th century in, respectively, the north and south of Britain. The larger southern nation made several attempts on the independence of the smaller and more dynastically-troubled northern state but, after the time of Edward I of England, Scotland held its own. Then in 1603, with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the English throne, an incorporating union seemed to be in prospect, but more than a century passed before a lasting parliamentary union was achieved amid a flurry of intrigue, corruption and power-broking. |
Contents
Chapter Pages 1 The Making of Two Kingdoms | 1 |
Attraction and Repulsion | 17 |
The Long Siege | 29 |
Uncertain Balance 151360 | 51 |
The English Great Cause 15601603 | 74 |
Regal Union and New Tensions 160339 | 97 |
The Civil Wars and Cromwellian Union | 117 |
Restoration and Reaction 166088 | 142 |
The Background to the Union of 1707 | 180 |
The Crisis in AngloScottish Relations 17023 | 197 |
Continuing Crisis and Attempts at Resolution 17045 | 214 |
The Making of the Treaty of Union and the Reaction to It | 232 |
The Attainment of Union | 254 |
Notes | 279 |
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