By 1707 three estates were represented in ... Previous attempts to secure a closer union between England and Scotland in 1689 and 1702-3 had failed. On 20 July 1705 a draft act for a treaty ...

The relationship between Scotland and England worsened from ... with The Treaty of Union eventually being passed in 1707. The impact of union to 1715 The Treaty of Union had both positive and ...

A University of Manchester historian has uncovered evidence which shows how a defensive alliance against England between Scotland and ... Britain and France – even after the Act of Union was signed in ...