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The Scots and the Union

The Scots and the Union

by Christopher A . Whatley (Author), Derek J . Patrick (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

Radical and original, The Scots and the Union explodes the myth of betrayal that has informed 20th-century Scots' understanding of how the United Kingdom was created in 1707. 'Bought and sold for English gold' is exposed as an ill-founded prejudice in this illuminating study of previously overlooked source material. The historiographical understanding of the union for the 21st century starts here ! Tracing the background to the 1707 Treaty of Union, this book explains why union happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inauguration. Christopher Whatley offers a radical new interpretation of the causes of union, largely rejecting the idea that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold', emphasising instead the international, dynastic and religious contexts in which the union was negotiated.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 440
 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 11 Jul 2007
ISBN 10: 0748634703
ISBN 13: 9780748634705

Media Reviews
Whatley's careful research, spliced with fascinating detail, reveals the sophisticated politics used by these Scots and reclaims them as patriots. It is a magnificent study of the politics of the time ! Whatley has done the history of the period a great service. -- Ruaridh Nicoll The publication of this book marks an important historiographical development for a mature understanding and appreciation of the events and issues relating to the 1707 union. It can now be regarded as the leading work on 1707 ! Whatley's book should be compulsory reading for all MSPs and media commentators, irrespective of their own political party allegiances and viewpoints, and for anyone who has an interest in Scottish history. -- John R. Young The Scots and the Union is the most substantial work of scholarship in modern Scottish history published in the last decade. -- Colin Kidd The book's careful weighing of the evidence, standing back and thinking about the silences and the biases of the past, pays dividends. The Scots and the Union offers the most complete and nuanced account of the state of the Scottish economy in the period between the Revolution of 1688 and the Union of 1707 ! -- John Morrill FBA This remarkable and deeply researched book. -- Will Podmore Tribune Never before has the theory, [bought and sold for English gold] been subjected to such a barrage of scholarly artillery. -- Davie Laing Perspectives - the magazine of Scotland's Democratic Left Not a quick read, but a magnificently worthwhile one. The Herald Agree or disagree, this book is an important contribution to an ongoing debate. -- Ronnie McOwan The Scots Magazine It is an impressive achievement, which sets the agenda for discussions of the Union then, and the Union now -- Iain Maclean, University of Oxford Scottish Historical Review With this volume, Whatley has achieved an important revision of what has been, for too long, an unsatisfactory, politically motivated account... Whatley's conclusions are derived from meticulous scholarship and should reset the historiography of Scotland and Great Britain regardless of its political implications. -- Alan H. Singer, Honors College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee H-Net Whatley's careful research, spliced with fascinating detail, reveals the sophisticated politics used by these Scots and reclaims them as patriots. It is a magnificent study of the politics of the time ! Whatley has done the history of the period a great service. The publication of this book marks an important historiographical development for a mature understanding and appreciation of the events and issues relating to the 1707 union. It can now be regarded as the leading work on 1707 ! Whatley's book should be compulsory reading for all MSPs and media commentators, irrespective of their own political party allegiances and viewpoints, and for anyone who has an interest in Scottish history. The Scots and the Union is the most substantial work of scholarship in modern Scottish history published in the last decade. The book's careful weighing of the evidence, standing back and thinking about the silences and the biases of the past, pays dividends. The Scots and the Union offers the most complete and nuanced account of the state of the Scottish economy in the period between the Revolution of 1688 and the Union of 1707 ! This remarkable and deeply researched book. Never before has the theory, [bought and sold for English gold] been subjected to such a barrage of scholarly artillery. Not a quick read, but a magnificently worthwhile one. Agree or disagree, this book is an important contribution to an ongoing debate. It is an impressive achievement, which sets the agenda for discussions of the Union then, and the Union now With this volume, Whatley has achieved an important revision of what has been, for too long, an unsatisfactory, politically motivated account... Whatley's conclusions are derived from meticulous scholarship and should reset the historiography of Scotland and Great Britain regardless of its political implications.
Author Bio
Christopher A. Whatley is Professor of Scottish History, Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Dundee. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he is currently co-editor of the four-volume History of Everyday Life in Scotland series (to be published by Edinburgh University Press).