‘Treaty of Union Articles‘ [Illustrated] (Nov., 2019)
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This is a book of collected first-hand source material exploring Scotland’s place within its union with England. The idea was to try to find those who were in favour of the union but felt they had a duty to make it a more equal union by solving varying grievances the population had from the time of its signing. There are many misconceptions these days with regards the Treaty of Union Scotland entered into with England in 1707. There’s a pervading belief of Scotland, the country, ceasing to exist in place of the country of Great Britain. There are also those who believe our monarch is only such due to this treaty. In both of these examples the falsehood becomes more evident when you exchange Scotland with England and claim the same. The easiest go-to for the information was the British press for articles, op-eds and correspondence. And, jings, did they deliver! From issues of political apathy in the first half-century post-union, calls for a home militia, to comparisons with Ireland after their entering the union in 1801. Over-taxation, under-funding, and centralisation are recurring issues creating a pervasive feeling of unfairness in how each country was individually treated within the unions. For the most part, every believer in the union, had a grievance of some kind; whether it was in Scotland’s under-representation in Westminster, the paying of England’s debts, or attempts at Centralisation both by the dissolution of our national institutions, supposedly protected by the treaty, and the insistence Britain/British could be just as easily replaced with England/English. There was one main article in particular that seemed to grab people’s attention, however, which I titled the ‘Financial Cost to Scotland of the Union.’ It’s written by Harry Gow and lays out the figures in black and white leading us to believe nothing much has changed since it was written in 1891. The vast majority of this compilation of articles is penned by authors in favour of the British union, from varying newspapers across mainland Britain and Ireland, in case anyone was wondering about bias on this subject.
To read this publication within RSH see HERE.
All research completed using the BritishNewspaperArchive‘s resources.
What People were Saying About ‘Treaty of Union Articles’ on the Crowdfunder Prior to Publication.
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– Eala O’Bruadair.
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– Charles McDonald (after being advised the book is written by British Nationalists, not those who were seeking to end the Union).
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– Lucian Marshall.
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– Brian E. Millar.
“Best of luck. We should all have this information to hand.”
– Lyn Middleton.
“I’m looking forward to reading the book. I think it will be the best addition to my library this year.”
– Catherine Shepherd.
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– Alistair MacKinnon.
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– Ken Johnston.
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– Karen Stewart.
“Once you realise Westminster passed an act of parliament called the ‘Aliens Act’ you begin to realise everything you thought you knew about the union was a lie. This type of project is of immeasurable value and needs to be supported.”
– Billy Thomson.
“We have such a rich store of historical documents. It’s great that you can present them in such an accessible way.”
– Marc Caldwell.
“I want our children to know more about their own history.”
– John Higgins.
“Love the fact that this information will all be in one place for handy reference.”
– Stephen Boyle.
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– Roger Anderson.
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– Tony Wilson.
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– Marie Fraser.
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– Paul Cochrane.
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– Maggie.
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– David McDermott.
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– Inez McLeary.
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– Winifred McCartney.
“Great idea, educate the Scottish nation.”
– Ìrene Byng.
“This sort of information is very important, that it be very widely known is even more important. How can we fight the ‘rules’ if we don’t even know what they actually are?”
– Michael John Sims.
“Great way to get information all in one place about the UK union.”
– James Manclark.
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– Anthony McNally.
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“Absolutely love what you do. So interesting as well as something that is so important for people to understand. Right here with you.”
– Jennifer Roberts.
“Fantastic concept, very much looking forward to reading the Treaty of Union Articles and continuing to spread the good word!”
– Mike Rennie.
“This will be a valuable addition to the materials available for my Yes group to use when explaining the union to folk.”
– Paul Wright.
“Love that you are bringing all these articles together into a full collective, easily viewable, that is very user friendly & extremely informative & educational.”
– Sonia MacDonald.
What People are Saying About ‘Treaty of Union Articles’ Now it’s Published.
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MASTODON
Delighted with my copy. Oh yes I am! (Sorry, just been to a panto. Oh yes I have!)
Wonderful, love! I’m so pleased! xx