Kingdom Or Province?: Scotland And The Regal Union, 1603-1715 (british History In Perspective)

I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms Ezekiel 37, v. 22 (NIV)Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?Isaiah 66, v. 8 (NIV) "The union of the crowns in 1603 appeared to offer Scotland the prospect of peace, security, prosperity and a powerful voice in British and even European affairs. Instead there followed a century of warfare, instability, economic vulnerability and international marginalization. Yet in 1707 the Scottish estates voted to strengthen the relationship with England in a union of the parliaments." "In this book the author sets out to explain how the regal union operated both at a British level and in terms of its impact on Scottish domestic politics. This is not a 'road to 1707' account of Scottish politics and Dr. Brown underlines just how peripheral the issue of union was for most of this period. It is an investigation into a form of early modern federal government, and its impact on politics. Events like the revolution against Charles I, Montrose's campaigns, the struggles of the covenanters and jacobitism are placed firmly in a British context without ever losing sight of their Scottish dimension." "While there is no escaping the fact that executive power was now centred in London, the very great importance of the local authority of the aristocracy and the enduring strength of native political institutions and political ideas leads the author to reject the notion of an inevitable slide into anglicization and further union." "As one of a number of multi-kingdom states in early modern Europe this analysis of Scottish politics should be of interest to a wide range of students of Scottish, British and European History. It will also answer many of the topical questions the more general reader might have about why Scotland surrendered her sovereignty to the English in the early eighteenth century." --Book Jacket This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses across a broad range of subjects including Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, Drama & Performance Studies, Economics, Education, Film & Media, History, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, Religious Studies, Social Work & Social Welfare, Study Skills and Theology. Visit bloomsbury.com for more information. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-5 Political Institutions....Pages 6-32 Political Elites....Pages 33-59 Political Ideas....Pages 60-85 The Imperial Experiment, 1603–37....Pages 86-111 Revolution, War And Conquest, 1637–60....Pages 112-142 Restoring the Kingdom, 1660–88....Pages 143-169 Scotland and the British Revolution, 1688–1715....Pages 170-196 Back Matter....Pages 197-226 Examining Scotland's position within the regal union of the 17th century, this book is an up-to-date narrative incorporating recent research, questioning the extent that Scottish political ideas were influenced by the new relationship with England, brought about by the union of the crowns in 1603. Keith M. Brown. Inludes Bibliographical References And Index.