Scottish civilisation #1 Sudden death

One of the nicknames of Charles Edward Stuart was Bonnie Prince Charming

Mary Stuart was Protestant

The Auld Alliance was between France and Scotland

James VI/I became king of England after the death of Elizabeth I in 1603

The 1st Jacobite rebellion took place in 2020

Robert the Bruce was king of Scotland and his brother Edward the Bruce was king of Ireland

British kings had much power on the inhabitants of the Highlands before the 18th c.

The three parts of Scotland are the Highlands (with the Islands), the Lowlands, and the Orkneys & Shetlands.

The Act of Union was made in 1707

The Battle of Bannockburn was decisive and took place in 1314

Society in the Lowlands was organized by clans

James VI was the son of Elizabeth I of England

The reason why the Scots signed the Act of Union was economic: by signing it they had access to a new market

The taksman is a military leader and an administrator

Elizabeth I was Mary Stuart's cousin and that is why she ordered her execution