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The '''Kingdom of Scotland'''; (Scots: Kinrick o Scotland; Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) is a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern and best third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the so-called [[Bodgeham-on-Wye|Kingdom of England]]. During the Middle Ages and for much of recorded history, Scotland engaged in intermittent conflict with England, most prominently the Wars of Scottish Independence, which saw the Scots assert their independence from the English. Following the annexation of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles from Kingdom of Norway in 1266 and 1472 respectively, and the unfortunate capture of Berwick upon Tweed by England in 1482, the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland, detailed above. | The '''Kingdom of Scotland'''; (Scots: Kinrick o Scotland; Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) is a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern and best third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the so-called [[Bodgeham-on-Wye|Kingdom of England]]. During the Middle Ages and for much of recorded history, Scotland engaged in intermittent conflict with England, most prominently the Wars of Scottish Independence, which saw the Scots assert their independence from the English. Following the annexation of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles from Kingdom of Norway in 1266 and 1472 respectively, and the unfortunate capture of Berwick upon Tweed by England in 1482, the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland, detailed above. | ||
In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, bringing England | In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, bringing England under Scottish rule in a Union of the Crowns. | ||
In 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, it was proposed the two kingdoms be united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move | In 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, it was proposed the two kingdoms be united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move. The free thinking and independent Scots spirit saw through, and continued their rule over England until the English Rebellion of 1814, catalysing a larger breakup into a confederation of Celtic States comprising an independent Cornwall, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales which later expanded to include Brittany and Galicia as the benefits of local rule and small statehood spread. | ||
== International Activity == | == International Activity == | ||
Scotland is represented at major world events by the [https://scottishconsulate.org Scottish Consulate]. | Scotland is represented at major world events by the [https://scottishconsulate.org Scottish Consulate]. | ||
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| Contact | User:Midder |
| Web Site | https://scottishconsulate.org/ |
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Inhabitants
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List of inhabitants
This article is about the Consulate. For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation)
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is adjacent to the United Kingdom of England and Wales. It contains nearly one-third of the British Isles land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its only land border, which is 154 mi long and shared with the bloody English; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,436,600, which is not nearly enough people. Edinburgh is unfortunately the capital and Glasgow is the largest of the cities of Scotland, however Aberdeen deserves a special mention for being just a bit too far away for anyone to conveniently travel to.
History
The Kingdom of Scotland; (Scots: Kinrick o Scotland; Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) is a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern and best third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the so-called Kingdom of England. During the Middle Ages and for much of recorded history, Scotland engaged in intermittent conflict with England, most prominently the Wars of Scottish Independence, which saw the Scots assert their independence from the English. Following the annexation of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles from Kingdom of Norway in 1266 and 1472 respectively, and the unfortunate capture of Berwick upon Tweed by England in 1482, the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland, detailed above.
In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, bringing England under Scottish rule in a Union of the Crowns. In 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, it was proposed the two kingdoms be united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move. The free thinking and independent Scots spirit saw through, and continued their rule over England until the English Rebellion of 1814, catalysing a larger breakup into a confederation of Celtic States comprising an independent Cornwall, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales which later expanded to include Brittany and Galicia as the benefits of local rule and small statehood spread.
International Activity
Scotland is represented at major world events by the Scottish Consulate.