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text_A: Anne was born in western Europe.
text_B: The Kingdom of Scotland -LRB- Rioghachd na h-Alba Kinrick o Scotland -RRB- was a state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843 , which joined with the Kingdom of England to form a unified Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 .. state. State ( polity ). Europe. Europe. Kingdom of England. Kingdom of England. Kingdom of Great Britain. Kingdom of Great Britain. Great Britain. Great Britain. Scotland. Scotland. Its territories expanded and shrank , but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain , sharing a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England .. Kingdom of England. Kingdom of England. Great Britain. Great Britain. land border. Anglo-Scottish border. It suffered many invasions by the English , but under Robert I it fought a successful war of independence and remained a distinct state in the late Middle Ages .. English. Scottish English. state. State ( polity ). Robert I. Robert I of Scotland. war of independence. Wars of Scottish Independence. In 1603 , James VI of Scotland became King of England , joining Scotland with England in a personal union .. James VI of Scotland. James I of England. King of England. King of England. personal union. personal union. Scotland. Scotland. In 1707 , the two kingdoms were united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under the terms of the Acts of Union .. Kingdom of Great Britain. Kingdom of Great Britain. Great Britain. Great Britain. Acts of Union. Acts of Union 1707. From the final capture of the Royal Burgh of Berwick by the Kingdom of England in 1482 -LRB- following the annexation of the Northern Isles from the Kingdom of Norway in 1472 -RRB- the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland , bounded by the North Sea to the east , the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west , and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest .. Kingdom of England. Kingdom of England. Royal Burgh. Royal Burgh. Berwick. Berwick upon Tweed. Northern Isles. Northern Isles. Kingdom of Norway. Kingdom of Norway. Scotland. Scotland. North Sea. North Sea. Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. North Channel. North Channel ( British Isles ). Irish Sea. Irish Sea. The Crown was the most important element of government .. The Scottish monarchy in the Middle Ages was a largely itinerant institution , before Edinburgh developed as a capital city in the second half of the 15th century .. Edinburgh. Edinburgh. capital city. capital city. The court remained at the centre of political life and in the 16th century emerged as a major centre of display and artistic patronage , until it was effectively dissolved with the Union of Crowns in 1603 .. Union of Crowns. Union of Crowns. The Scottish Crown adopted the conventional offices of western European courts , and developed a Privy Council and great offices of state .. state. State ( polity ). Privy Council. Privy council of Scotland. Parliament also emerged as a major legal institution , gaining an oversight of taxation and policy , but was never as central to the national life as its counterpart in England .. Parliament. Parliament of Scotland. In the early period the kings of the Scots depended on the great lords -- the mormaers and toisechs -- but from the reign of David I , sheriffdoms were introduced , which allowed more direct control and gradually limited the power of the major lordships .. Scots. Scots language. David I. David I of Scotland. In the 17th century , the creation of Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Supply helped to increase the effectiveness of local government .. Justices of Peace. Justices of Peace. Commissioners of Supply. Commissioners of Supply. The continued existence of courts baron and the introduction of kirk sessions helped consolidate the power of local lairds .. courts baron. Court baron. kirk. Church of Scotland. Scots law developed into a distinctive system in the Middle Ages and was reformed and codified in the 16th and 17th centuries .. Scots. Scots language. Scots law. Scots law. Under James IV the legal functions of the council were rationalised , with Court of Session meeting daily in Edinburgh .. Edinburgh. Edinburgh. Court of Session. Court of Session. In 1532 , the College of Justice was founded , leading to the training and professionalisation of lawyers .. College of Justice. College of Justice. David I is the first Scottish king known to have produced his own coinage .. David I. David I of Scotland. Early Scottish coins were virtually identical in silver content to English ones , but from about 1300 their silver content began to depreciate more rapidly than the English coins .. English. Scottish English. At the union of the Crowns in 1603 the Scottish pound was fixed at only one-twelfth the value of the English pound .. English. Scottish English. pound. Pound Scots. The Bank of Scotland issued pound notes from 1704 .. Scotland. Scotland. pound. Pound Scots. Bank of Scotland. Bank of Scotland. Scottish currency was abolished by the Act of Union .. Scotland is half the size of England and Wales in area , but has roughly the same length of coastline .. Scotland. Scotland. Geographically Scotland is divided between the Highlands and Islands and the Lowlands .. Scotland. Scotland. Highlands and Islands. Highlands and Islands. Lowlands. Scottish Lowlands. The Highlands had a relatively short growing season , which was further shortened during the Little Ice Age .. Little Ice Age. Little Ice Age. From Scotland 's foundation to the inception of the Black Death , the population had grown to a million ; following the plague , it then fell to half a million .. Scotland. Scotland. Black Death. Black Death. It expanded in the first half of the 16th century , reaching roughly 1.2 million by the 1690s .. Significant languages in the medieval kingdom included Gaelic , Old English , Norse and French ; but by the early modern era Middle Scots had begun to dominate .. English. Scottish English. Scots. Scots language. French. French language. Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic. Old English. Old English. Norse. Norse language. Middle Scots. Middle Scots. Christianity was introduced into Scotland from the 6th century .. Scotland. Scotland. In the Norman period the Scottish church underwent a series of changes that led to new monastic orders and organisation .. Norman. Normans. During the 16th century , Scotland underwent a Protestant Reformation that created a predominately Calvinist national kirk .. Scotland. Scotland. Protestant Reformation. Protestant Reformation. Calvinist. Calvinism. kirk. Church of Scotland. There were a series of religious controversies that resulted in divisions and persecutions .. The Scottish Crown developed naval forces at various points in its history , but often relied on privateers and fought a guerre de course .. guerre de course. guerre de course. Land forces centred around the large common army , but adopted European innovations from the 16th century ; and many Scots took service as mercenaries and as soldiers for the English Crown .. English. Scottish English. Scots. Scots language. common army. Warfare in Medieval Scotland. Scottish flags included the Lion rampant and the Saltire , the latter being incorporated into the Union Flag from 1603 .. Lion rampant. Lion rampant. Saltire. Saltire. Union Flag. Union Flag
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