The Stuart Crisis and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Explore how disputes over monarchy, taxation and religion under James I and Charles I triggered wars across England, Scotland and Ireland.

Scotland: the Road to Independence

Scotland’s path through the 2014 independence referendum, the Smith Commission and Scotland Act 2016: negotiations, new powers and constitutional status.

Scotland: the State, the Nation, Home Rule, and Devolution

Scotland’s nationhood and statehood examined through imagined communities, Home Rule and devolution, including the legislature established in 1999.

Scottish Home Rule

Explore Scottish Home Rule from Victorian autonomy debates to Irish Home Rule, nationalist organisations, and the creation of the SNP in 1934.

The Act of Union of 1707

Explore the Act of Union of 1707, from Darien and succession crises to the Treaty of Union, Scotland’s institutions, and Great Britain’s creation.