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Origin of the Kingdom of Alba (Scotland)
After the victory of the troops of Rome against the Caledonian forces and the leaving of the military Roman campaigns during the fifth century, the regions remain divided.
Finally, the union of the Scotti and Pictish formed the Kingdom of Alba in 843 to join forces against the vikings. -
The Acts of Union
The union between the English and the Scottish and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which led to the disappearance of the Scottish Parliament. -
The Jacobite Risings
The rebellions of the Jacobites in 1815, 1819 and 1845. They were the supporters of the exiled king James II of England and VII of Scotland. -
Nationalist movements in Scotland
The Scottish nationalism promotes the idea that the Scottish people form a united nation with a national identity.
In the XIX century Scotland undergoes through a lot of domestic changes. Some of these changes are: the Urbanisation, the Disruption of 1843, the Great Highland Famine of 1845, various reform acts and the Industrial Revolution (134 years).
1.- The Reform Act of 1832
2.- The Spinners Association in 1837
3.- The Disruption of 1843 -
The creation of the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish concession of certain degree of political independance.
