But where were the Scots from?

On 14 October, at the Battle of Neville's Cross, the Scots were defeated.

We are not so daft in Scotland as some smart Londoners may think.

Why rely on London, say the Scots, if Brussels offers greater advantages.

And also, 18th century Prussians ate very, very few vegetables rather like contemporary Scottish people.

The Scots did reject this arrangement, and offered to continue paying the ransom (now increased to 100,000 pounds).

Scots understand there is no such thing as safe fracking for people, the planet or the climate.

All Scots were also required to pay homage to Edward I, either in person or at one of the designated centres by 27 July 1291.

Is there really that much reason why the Scots and Welsh should be part of the same national state as the English?

The Scots have been part of the British state for more than 300 years, at the heart of the Protestant, imperial, adventuring, outward looking culture that forged Britain s identity.

The Parliament at Westminster, to which Scots continue to elect MP s, still controls defense and foreign affairs, macroeconomic policy, taxation, and social security. The Scottish Parliament, however, is able to legislate over health services, education, local government, housing, criminal and civil justice, and economic development.

The Parliament at Westminster, to which Scots continue to elect MP s, still controls defense and foreign affairs, macroeconomic policy, taxation, and social security.

The world is increasingly fragmenting, with fearful people embracing smaller, defensive identities Scottish, Catalan, Flemish, Sunni, Shia, Kurdish, and so on.

Minorities do well in empires, especially benevolent empires. Like the Catalans or the Scots, the Kurds in Turkey are in favor of EU membership, because it offers a refuge from their own country s majority.

Like the Catalans or the Scots, the Kurds in Turkey are in favor of EU membership, because it offers a refuge from their own country s majority.

Edward I died in 1307, and his successor, Edward II was distracted from war with Scotland by internal quarrels, enabling the Scottish to roam further south through England.

A number of athletes, whether they were Scottish or wherever they live or train, walked out of that room feeling hugely proud and really motivated.

Edward soon returned to England, while the Scots, under Murray, captured and destroyed English strongholds and ravaged the countryside, making it uninhabitable for the English.

In this respect, Scotland differs from Wales, which was forcibly incorporated into England more than 400 years before the Scots signed the voluntary Act of Union in 1707.

The Scots would almost certainly want to break away from England and rejoin the EU as an independent member, giving further encouragement (as if that were needed) to separatists in Catalonia and other frustrated European regions.

catch a fire , a blog run by a Bermudian resident who can and will vote in this Thursday's referendum, thought that a vote for independence could have a strong impact on Bermuda.

Although Edward III invaded again, he was becoming more anxious over the possible French invasion, and by late 1336, the Scots had regained control over virtually all of Scotland and by 1338 the tide had turned.

In January, the Scots drew up a draft treaty agreeing to recognise the elderly and childless Edward Balliol as King, so long as David II would be his heir and David would leave France to live in England.

This marriage would not create a union between Scotland and England because the Scots insisted that the Treaty declare that Scotland was separate and divided from England and that its rights, laws, liberties and customs were wholly and inviolably preserved for all time.

Ethnic groups In 2006, the largest ancestry groups in the Perth metropolitan areas were English (534,555 or 28.6 ), Australian (479,174 or 25.6 ), Irish (115,384 or 6.2 ), Scottish (113,846 or 6.1 ), Italian (84,331 or 4.5 ) and Chinese (53,390 or 2.9 ).

He finally resigned his claim to the Scottish throne in January 1356 and died childless in 1364., on 3 October 1357, David was released under the Treaty of Berwick, under which the Scots agreed to pay an enormous ransom of 100,000 merks for him (1 merk was ⅔ of an English pound) payable in 10 years.