A History Of Scotland

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M. Oaten, Coalition: the Politics and Personalities of Coa

MacDonald, Alan R. (2007). The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland, c. 1550–1651. Aldershot: Ashgate. p.14. ISBN 978-0-754-65328-8. OL 10852797M.

The battle for independence

The population of Scotland grew steadily in the 19th century, from 1,608,000 in the census of 1801 to 2,889,000 in 1851 and 4,472,000 in 1901. [254] Even with the development of industry there were insufficient good jobs; as a result, during the period 1841–1931, about 2 million Scots emigrated to North America and Australia, and another 750,000 Scots relocated to England. [255] Scotland lost a much higher proportion of its population than England and Wales, [256] reaching perhaps as much as 30.2 per cent of its natural increase from the 1850s onwards. [257] This not only limited Scotland's population increase, but meant that almost every family lost members due to emigration and, because more of them were young males, it skewed the sex and age ratios of the country. [256] Cullen, Karen J. (2010). Famine in Scotland: The "Ill Years" of the 1690s. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-748-64184-0. OL 37117493M.

The Great Conspiracy constituted a seemingly coordinated invasion against Roman rule in Britain in the later 4th century, which included the participation of the Gaelic Scoti and the Caledonians, who were then known as Picts by the Romans. This was defeated by the comes Theodosius, however, Roman military government was withdrawn from the island altogether by the early 5th century, resulting in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and the immigration of the Saxons to southeastern Scotland and the rest of eastern Great Britain. [43] Throughout the novel, we see how Miss Brodie’s influence follows these impressionable girls through life. Plus, in a twist of events, one of the mentees will eventually betray Miss Brodie, ruining her teaching career. Waverley by Sir Walter Scott After Wallace is captured by the British, Archie continues to fight against English tyranny alongside Robert Bruce. We would suggest this book to anyone who loves Scottish history and adventure novels (there are also romance undertones). Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine

Scotland played a major role in the British effort in the First World War. [274] It especially provided manpower, ships, machinery, food (particularly fish) and money, engaging with the conflict with some enthusiasm. [275] Scotland's industries were directed at the war effort. For example, the Singer Clydebank sewing machine factory received over 5000 government contracts, and made 303 million artillery shells, shell components, fuses, and aeroplane parts, as well as grenades, rifle parts, and 361,000 horseshoes. Its labour force of 14,000 was about 70 per cent female at war's end. [276]