Category: Scottish History

Victorian, 19th Century history, Conferences, Seminars and Events, Electoral Reform, Irish History, Scottish History, Welsh History

Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Naomi Lloyd-Jones on ‘Deconstructing Westminster: towards a four nations history of the Irish Home Rule crisis, c.1886-93’

Naomi Lloyd-Jones of King’s College, London writes a guest post about her recent paper given to the ‘Parliaments, politics and people’ seminar. I spoke at the opening seminar of the summer term on ‘Deconstructing Westminster: towards a four nations history of the Irish Home Rule crisis, c.1886-93’. My paper offered an overview of my PhD research at King’s College London, on the crisis as it … Continue reading Parliaments, Politics and People seminar: Naomi Lloyd-Jones on ‘Deconstructing Westminster: towards a four nations history of the Irish Home Rule crisis, c.1886-93’

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Georgian, 18th Century history, Military history, Scottish History

Remembering Culloden

On 16 April 1746, the battle of Culloden brought to a close the last serious attempt to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty to the British throne. Here, Dr Robin Eagles discusses the parliamentarians on both sides of this decisive contest… The final chapter of the Jacobite rising of 1745-46 was fought near Inverness between government forces under the command of George II’s younger son, the … Continue reading Remembering Culloden

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Scottish History, 18th Century history, Economic history

‘There has been all along something odd in this affair’: The Malt Tax and the 1713 attempt to repeal the Union

300 years ago this month, arguments over the Malt Tax nearly brought the fledgling Union between England and Scotland to a quick end. Dr Robin Eagles tells us more… Next year the people of Scotland will be offered the opportunity to vote for independence.  Over 300 years ago England and Scotland were formally joined as part of a broader policy of securing the succession to … Continue reading ‘There has been all along something odd in this affair’: The Malt Tax and the 1713 attempt to repeal the Union

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Stuart, 17th Century history, James I, Scottish History

On this day in 1606: Proposed union between England and Scotland

Our Parliament Week ‘on this day’ article for today features a debate that is still relevant today… On this day in 1606 James VI & I’s attempt to formally unite the two kingdoms of England and Scotland reached a key stage when the ‘Instrument of Union’ was read in the House of Commons. James wanted a formal union since succeeding Elizabeth I and uniting the … Continue reading On this day in 1606: Proposed union between England and Scotland

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