Why did Scotland join with England in 1707?
I sometimes wonder how well the peoples of the United Kingdom understand how that union was brought about and I really recommend the new BBC television series “Union” written and presented by David Olusoga.
I am in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, for a few days. Today I went on a walking tour that I postponed from yesterday when it was still wet because of Storm Babet.
It was enjoyable but, when I asked the guide about the Darien Scheme, he confessed that he had never heard of it. Yet the venture of 1698-1699 was a major factor in the union of Scotland with England in 1707 – a union which is now contested.