The Scots and the Union

Christopher A. Whatley

Paper, 440 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-7486-3470-5
$30.00

February, 2007
Cloth, 440 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-7486-1685-5
Edinburgh University Press
$52.00

This book traces the events leading to the Treaty of Union of 1707, assesses the treaty's impact on Scottish society, and challenges the traditional view that Scots were "bought and sold for English gold" and bullied into a union with England.

About the Author

Christopher A. Whatley is professor of Scottish history at the University of Dundee; Derek J. Partick is research fellow in History at the University of Dundee.

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