This book is part of a book series called Understanding People in the Past .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Hodder Arnold .

This book has the following chapters: The flowers of the forest; sharing an island; explorers and traders; the new religions; the triangle - Scotland, France and England; Mary Queen of France and Scotland; two kingdoms, one king; the covenanters; union by force of arms; the riding of parliament; revolution; the Glen of Weeping; King William's years; the Swamps of Darien; parliaments in combat; the Scottish commissioners; arguments for the Union; arguments against the Union; debating by candlelight; Ane End of Ane Auld Sang; bitterness and regret; the year of the prince; Culloden; the union of the highlands and the lowlands; emigrants and soldiers; the improvers; the Scottish enlightenment; the Scottish empire; the Union in hindsight; the Union today.