Arbroath, Pre-Union Scotland & the Act of Union Flashcards

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What is the Declaration of Arbroath?

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A protonationalist declaration drafted in Latin and signed by 39 Members of the nobility in 1320

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2
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After 1328

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The Stuarts was the reigning family

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3
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The Orkney & Shetland islands

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Became Scottish in 1472

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4
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What was part of the ‘Auld Alliance’ strategy in 1512?

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Scotland attacked England

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5
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1513

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Battle of Flodden (Northumbria)

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Mary Stuart, 1558 & 1559

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Married François II & became Queen of France while being Queen of Scotland

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7
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Calvinist Reformation

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Led by John Knox in 1559

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8
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End of the ‘Auld Alliance’

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1560

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9
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As a Catholic Queen, what happened to Mary?

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Was forced to abdicate at 25, emprisoned in Scot and Eng

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10
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1587

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Mary Stuart executed by Elizabeth Ist

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11
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James VI

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Conviced of the Divine rights of kings

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12
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1603

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James VI became James I of England

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13
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The Gunpowder plot on 5th November 1605

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A Catholic conspiracy organized by Guy Fawkes

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14
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The 1707 Act of Union

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  • military / strategic reasons for Eng
  • economic reasons for the Scots
  • new market for Scotland
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15
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Results?

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Profoundly changed the Lowlands but the Highlands weren’t really affected by the Union

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