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Anglo-Scottish Union - Domination or Deliverance? - Coggle Diagram
Anglo-Scottish Union - Domination or Deliverance?
What was it?
Act of indefinite political union of England and Scotland
Formed the Basis of the United Kingdom
Ireland joins 100 years later
Opposing views
Scottish Nationalist View
Prosperous Country
Strong economy
Politically Stable
Would've been a world power but for the English
Unionist View
Bankrupt Country
Politically stagnant
Scotland better of unionised
Scotland Pre-Union Facts
Very bigoted and backwards place
Witch Trials
Thomas Aikenhead execution for blasphemy
Bankrupt
3 successive crop failures
Scottish £ worth 1/12 of British £
Darien scheme failure x2
3% of UK Tax returns
Scotland actually approaches Westminster for Union
Indications for modern referendum debate
If Scotland has prospered before why not now?
Prospered due to English?
Scotland Post-Union Facts
Centre of UK Enlightenment
Leading UK medical school
Intellectual Hotspot
Adam Smith
David Hume
Social Improvement
75% Adult Male literacy rate
British rate of 53%
Public library in every city
Leading trader of Tobacco to Union and internationally
Should we object when politicians incorrectly re-write history
WLSC: 'A nation that forgets its past has no future'
Sturgeon's claims