Timeline of Scottish nationalism

This is a timeline of events in the history of Scottish nationalism.

843

	843	King Kenneth I of the Scots becomes king of the Picts, uniting the two as the Kingdom of Alba.	^[1]

1603

	24 March 1603	James VI of Scotland accedes to the English throne as James I in the Union of the Crowns.	^[2]

1707

	1 May 1707	Act of Union is enacted, unifying Scotland with England.	^[3]

1820

	1–8 April 1820	The Scottish Insurrection takes place, with the aim of installing a provisional government in Scotland.	^[4]

1979

	1 March 1979	A referendum finds a majority in favour of a Scottish parliament, though this is not acted upon by the British Government.

1997

	11 September 1997	A second referendum on a Scottish parliament passes.

1999

	12 May 1999	The Scottish Parliament is reconvened.

2014

	18 September 2014	A referendum on whether or not Scotland should become independent is held, with the anti independence campaign ultimately winning with 55% of the vote.

References

^ "Kenneth I | king of Scots and Picts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "James I | Biography, Religion, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "Act of Union | Great Britain [1707]". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ The Scots Magazine ... Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran. 1820.

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