The Birth of the United Kingdom: England and Scotland Unite
How could two kingdoms occupy one island without becoming one country? Before 1707, England and Scotland were politically separate kingdoms, even though they were geographically close and sometimes shared a monarch or dynastic connections. This section explains how their own institutions, laws and interests preserved that separation. It also shows why rivalry and conflict shaped, but did not entirely determine, their relationship.
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