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Scotland is the second largest country of the [[United Kingdom]]; about three-eighths the size of its larger neighbour England. | Scotland is the second largest country of the [[United Kingdom]]; about three-eighths the size of its larger neighbour England. | ||
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==Merger with England== | ==Merger with England== | ||
| − | After the death of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of England, James VI of Scotland | + | After the death of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of England, James VI of Scotland ascended to the Throne of England, becoming [[James I]] of Great Britain. |
==Fame== | ==Fame== | ||
| − | Scotland is famous for its disproportionate inventions and discoveries, its world class universities, the Scottish Enlightenment, being the first country to adopt English as its official language decades before England, being the first industrial nation while still preserving some of the last great wildernesses of Europe, and being the home of golf | + | Scotland is famous for its disproportionate inventions and discoveries, its world class universities, the Scottish Enlightenment, being the first country to adopt English as its official language decades before England, being the first industrial nation while still preserving some of the last great wildernesses of Europe, and being the home of golf. |
The symbol of Scotland is the thistle. | The symbol of Scotland is the thistle. | ||
Revision as of 23:02, March 19, 2007
Scotland is the second largest country of the United Kingdom; about three-eighths the size of its larger neighbour England.
Merger with England
After the death of Queen Elizabeth I of England, James VI of Scotland ascended to the Throne of England, becoming James I of Great Britain.
Fame
Scotland is famous for its disproportionate inventions and discoveries, its world class universities, the Scottish Enlightenment, being the first country to adopt English as its official language decades before England, being the first industrial nation while still preserving some of the last great wildernesses of Europe, and being the home of golf.
The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.