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Treaty of Union, 1707
Exemplification under Great Seal of England of the Act of Parliament of England ratifying the Treaty of Union. Includes portrait of Queen Anne.
Treaty of perpetual peace between England and Scotland, 1502
Ratification by King Henry VII of indenture on treaty of perpetual peace between England and Scotland, signed by the king at Westminster. As part of the treaty a marriage was agreed between James IV and Margaret Tudor, the daughter of Henry VII.
Proclamation decree by Oliver Cromwell uniting Scotland and England into one Commonwealth
The first political union between Scotland and England under one single constitution. Established by Cromwell after defeat of Scottish Royalist armies, reversed after Restoration in 1659-60.
Proclamation decree by Oliver Cromwell uniting Scotland and England into one Commonwealth
The first political union between Scotland and England under one single constitution. Established by Cromwell after defeat of Scottish Royalist armies, reversed after Restoration in 1659-60.
Proclamation declaring William and Mary as King and Queen of Scotland
Proclamation by Scottish Convention of Estates declaring William and Mary to be King and Queen of Scotland following ruling the James VII had forfeited the Crown in his absence.
Verdict on the crew of the 'Worcester'
Admiralty court minutes describing the trail of shipmen from East India Company's ship for charges of piracy and murder. The men were executed at Leith to protests from England.
Verdict on the crew of the 'Worcester'
Admiralty court minutes describing the trail of shipmen from East India Company's ship for charges of piracy and murder.
Scottish Parliament and the Darien Scheme
Minutes of the Scottish Parliament condemning the English Parliament's involvement in the failure of the Company of Scotland's colonial adventure in Darien, Panama.
Scottish Parliament and the Darien Scheme
Minutes of the Scottish Parliament condemning the English Parliament's involvement in the failure of the Company of Scotland's colonial adventure in Darien, Panama.