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Scottish History.
- 1st century AD : Scots build a wall to protect themselves from the Roman invasion.
- 1066 : The Normans conquer England, many Anglo-Saxons from England settle in the Lowlands of Scotland, this first mix of population makes the Scots gradually adopt the English ways.
- 1296 : The King of England, Sir Edward I, crosses the Scottish border and proclaims himself the King of Scotland.
- 1297 : At Stirling Bridge, Sir William Wallace leads the Scots to stop the advance of the English army into Scotland and to pursue them back across the border.
- 1298 : Sir Edward I returns and inflicts a disastrous defeat on the Scots at Falkirk.
- Wallace is imprisoned and brutally executed.
- 1314 : Robert the Bruce follows in Wallace's foot steps and fights against the English at Bannockburn near Stirling Castle.
- 1328 : Edward III formally recognizes Scotland's independence.
- 1603 : Scotland and England are united under one single king.
- However, importantly, Scotland remains a separate state with its own parliament and government.
- 1707 : The age-old rivalry between Scotland and England ends formally when the parliaments of both nations agreed to the Act of Union.
- This act merges the parliaments of the two nations and establishs the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1801 : the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland merges to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1922 : the Irish Free State secedes from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- 1945 : First Scottish Nationalist Member of Parliament is elected.
- The Scottish National Party (SNP) supports and campaigns for Scottish independence.
- SophiaD
September 2014
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