History of Scotland

wherever you heard it first, Scotland is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe and it's not hard to see why. Most people conjure up an instant image of Scotland in their minds. For me, it's a mixture of the Loch Ness Monster, tartan and bagpipes. What comes into your mind when you think about Scotland? There is a lot more Scottish iconic imagery, such as shortbread, mountains, cashmere, whisky, castles and golf. There's also quite a big royal connection in Scotland, with the…

stereotypically in fancy French restaurants. The fiddles characteristics change depending on the tempo it is being played at. The clarsach is a traditional Celtic harp. The clarsach is one of Scotland’s own instruments. The clarsach has been used in Scotland for many centuries a lot longer than the bagpipes have been. The earliest dicpictions of the clarsach has been found on Pictish stones dating back to the 8th Century. The clarsach was replaced by the bagpipes in the 15th Century but…

The union with England, under the Laws of Wales Acts of 1536 and 1543, did bring about some positive changes in Wales but the benefit of these changes has so often been exaggerated by historians, who have failed to properly address the shortcomings of the changes and the effect of changes on society as a whole and not just on the rising gentry class. For example many historians, like Peter Roberts, have emphasised the positive political impacts that the union achieved for Wales, such as the…

Introduction Over the years a significant productivity gap has developed between the United Kingdom and its main competitors which include the United States, Germany and France (O’Mahony and de Boer, 2002). In 2012, the widest productivity gap was to be reported in over 20 years, second to 1992 when the gap was as wide as 25%. The Office of National Statistics reported that in comparison to the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada the UK is seen to be behind by an average of…

Hardships are a part of life that everyone must deal with. These hardships are often lessons in life that one must endure to become a better person. The outcome of these obstacles depends on how the problem is tackled. I’ve had countless of hardships in my life, but there was one obstacle in particular that I was able to overcome that made a huge difference in my life. Learning the English language was no easy task, especially when no one in my household spoke english. Through determination,…

My passion for politics started when I was 12 years old, after I started noticing things on television concerning Scottish Independence. I saw the independence referendum as a chance for me to speak out about how I wanted my future to be, regardless of whether I would get to vote or not (which obviously, I wouldn’t). What I did not know though, is that just researching about Scottish and British Politics would cause me to branch out to other countries politics and become more aware social and…

dopamine which results in tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia and autonomic dysfunction. According to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (2010), out of every 100,000 people, between 120 and 230 people are living with Parkinson’s in Scotland. Furthermore Parkinson’s disease can affect people from all age groups and ethnic backgrounds. However the majority of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s are over the age of 60 (Better health better care Parkinson’s disease Society, 2007)…

by long term and short term causes including the ruling of father and son, James I and Charles I, and the opposition between Puritans and Catholics. Threats and outrage were felt by civilians and high authorities tipping the iceberg for war (The History Learning). Charles I resembled his father, James I, in many ways. Long before the resistance of King Charles I, the status of the monarchy began to decline under the reign of his father, James I. Both rulers at one point dismissed the Parliament…

government more tax. The employment in the tourism sector (as measured by the Scottish Governments Tourism Growth Sector) in Scotland was 211,200 in 2013 – accounting…

I would be a patriot because I think people should put Britain, a place very far away from America, away. It is a very great idea to keep places separated because it will cause issues in the future. There may not even that much stuff going around. There are a lot of ways that America should be separated. America already has a lot of problems, making Britain own this could cause a disaster. Life would be really different if American was free. America is supposed to be a free country that created…