Scotland Magazine author Paul Riddell

The Act of Union

This year marks the 300th anniversary of the union between Scotland and England. Paul Riddell looks at where events unfolded

It is now 300 years since Chancellor Seafield, the second most powerful man in Scotland, stood up in the Scottish Parliament and proclaimed: “Now there’s ane end of ane auld sang.” His melancholy statement marked the end of one of the most tempestuous periods in the country’s remarkable history. Bet...

Scottish Politics from Issue 33 published on 22/06/2007