Scottish People
Adam Bede
Brief History
Scotland lacks two essential elements of Statehood: an independent government and the capacity to enter into relations with other States. The Scottish Government, originally known as the Scottish Executive, was established in 1999 following the reinstatement of the Scottish Parliament. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest.
Location and Homeland
Languages
- Scottish English: the language of formal communication and administration
- Scots: a closely related language used or understood by the majority of the population
- Scottish Gaelic: the Celtic language traditionally associated with the Highlands and Islands. Scottish Gaelic is closely related to Irish.
Conflicts and Violence
By uniting with England, Scotland surrendered its capacity to control its extraterritorial affairs and, thus, its Statehood. Scotland hadn't had many wars but some include the Wars of Scottish Independence. The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Movements for Independence
Influential People
- Robert the Bruce – (1274 - 1329) Leader of Revolt against English
- Alexander Fleming – (1881 - 1955) Discovered Penicillin
- John Logie Baird - (1888-1946) Inventor of TV and fibre optic
- David Hume (1711 - 1776) – Philosopher and leading figure of European enlightenment.
- William Wallace - (1274 - 1305) Rebel and leader of the Scottish
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847 - 1922) – Invented telephone