1st century AD : Scots build a wall to protect themselves from the Roman invasion.
1066 : The Normans conquer England, many Anglo-Saxons from England settle in the Lowlands of Scotland, this first mix of population makes the Scots gradually adopt the English ways.
1296 : The King of England, Sir Edward I, crosses the Scottish border and proclaims himself the King of Scotland.
1297 : At Stirling Bridge, Sir William Wallace leads the Scots to stop the advance of the English army into Scotland and to pursue them back across the border.
1298 : Sir Edward I returns and inflicts a disastrous defeat on the Scots
at Falkirk.
Wallace is imprisoned and brutally executed.
1314 : Robert the Bruce follows in Wallace's foot steps and fights against
the English at Bannockburn near Stirling Castle.
1328 : Edward III formally recognizes Scotland's independence.
1603 : Scotland and England are united under one single king.
However, importantly, Scotland remains a separate state with its own parliament and government.
1707 : The age-old rivalry between Scotland and England ends formally when the parliaments of both nations agreed to the Act of Union.
This act merges the parliaments of the two nations and establishs the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1801 : the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland merges to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1922 : the Irish Free State secedes from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1945 : First Scottish Nationalist Member of Parliament is elected.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) supports and campaigns for Scottish independence.
September 2014
Stem nå! 