Scotland-History and Influence
Scottish history and English history are the same because they are so close. English influence first appeared in Scotland when Malcolm III (1005-1034) marriedPrincess Margaret. She introduced several reforms to the Scottish Church and importedmany English priests into Scotland. She also introduced the English language toScotland during her life. The next major infiltration of English culture was when David I(1082-1153) became king. David I was also the earl of Huntingdon (in England) andspent his childhood at English courts. The next major event was right after Alexander IIIdied, in 1286, when he died without any male heirs. All that he had was a 4-year oldgranddaughter. Edward I of England saw this and pursued to unify England, Scotland,and Wales. He persisted with the attempts until, i
After the Britishgovernment built roads, so they could have better military access in case of another civiluprising, the area began to boom in the areas of business and commerce. In 1997, a victory of the Labour Partygot the Scots back to thinking of independence once again. Her heir, her son James VI, was also Elizabeth I of England's heir aswell. Thisenraged many Scottish people and became the focal point for their unrest. One year later, the Scots gainedtheir independence and they are free once again. Rapid progress in the arts, science,and education accompanied this and led Scotland into the 20th century. This followed aseries of small steps taken by the Scots in the 90s. In 1689, the English Parliament stripped the Catholic king, James II, of hiscrown and gave it two Protestant monarchs, William and Mary from Holland. The significant one waslead by Robert the Bruce and fought at Bannockburn in 1314. Being the leader of both of the countries, he unified the two successfully onceagain. They werefurious and there were wars between the two for independence. During the 18th century, things seemed to be good for the Scottish. This unification was not accepted by the Scots, however. Thenext major occurrence came after Mary Queen of Scots(1542-1587) was executed by hercousin, Elizabeth I. And this leads us to where Scotland is attoday.
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