# The Early History of the Scottish Union Question Bi-Centenary Edition

Author: Omond, George W. T. (George William Thomson), 1846-1929

Genre: Category: History - British

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40931

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Early+History+of+the+Scottish+Union+Question+Bi-Centenary+Edition+Omond&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The races which inhabited the northern parts of England and the southern parts of Scotland were descended from a common stock, and spoke a common language. But for centuries the problem of uniting them baffled the best-laid plans of kings and statesmen; and neither force, nor policy, nor treaties of marriage between the royal families, seemed capable of destroying the inveterate rancour which the peoples felt towards each other. The petition in response to which the papal sanction was given to the intended marriage of Prince Edward to the Maid of Norway, pointed out the wisdom of removing, or at least mitigating, the enmity of the two nations; and it was the avowed policy of Edward the Fi...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-early-history-of-the-scottish-union-question-bi-centenary-e-e5960a62/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-early-history-of-the-scottish-union-question-bi-centenary-e-e5960a62/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-early-history-of-the-scottish-union-question-bi-centenary-e-e5960a62/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-early-history-of-the-scottish-union-question-bi-centenary-e-e5960a62/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-early-history-of-the-scottish-union-question-bi-centenary-e-e5960a62/chapters/4/index.md)