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Kingdom of Scotland (843–1707)

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Kingdom of Scotland
Rìoghachd na h-Alba
Kinrick o Scotland
Kongungdum Skotland
Flag of Kingdom of Scotland
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The Kingdom of Scotland in 1190
The Kingdom of Scotland in 1190
CapitalScone (843–1452)
Edinburgh (After 1452)
Dominant mode of productionFeudalism
GovernmentMonarchy


The Kingdom of Scotland was a medieval and early modern state located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain. It existed until 1707 when it was officially annexed by the Kingdom of England to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.

History[edit | edit source]

Acts of Union[edit | edit source]

The English took advantage of a weak Scottish economy near bankrupted from the failure of the Darien Scheme to push the parliament into accepting a "union" between the two nations. The Scottish Parliament was abolished, and the 153 Scottish representatives dwindled to 45 allowed in the English Parliament, a number only one more than the English county of Cornwall. On 1st May 1707 the Acts of Union came into effect and Scotland was officially incorporated into England leaving the English Parliament in control of Scotland.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Agnes Mure Mackenzie (1957). The Kingdom of Scotland: A Short History: 'The Third Revolution' (pp. 257-279).