How Scotland Joined Great Britain

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[zechrov]

0:10 "expanding their empires with the cunning use of flags" nice Eddie Izzard reference there :P

[kittyria7]

Through the cunning use of flags :) Eddie Izzard

[order402]

mind = blown @ 1:50. Coffee mixed sleep deprivation helped a bit too.

[unrealeck]

The UK is stronger together than it can be apart. That's the reason it was formed in the first place.

I'd probably vote no to breaking up the union, but I'd like to get rid of the term Britain and British because no one on the fucking planet outside the UK and ROI understands Scottish is British and Scotland is in Great Britain.

[ap0ph3nia]

For the love of God, please don't let this 'independance for Scotland' bullshit happen. I'm Scottish and I DON'T WANT THIS.

[Solipsistically]

I'm Scottish!!!!

[truefalse]

@1990MattyD Where did I insult anyone's race? You threatened to move from Scotland to England if Scotland became a real country, so why don't you just move down south just now then if you hate it so much, leave your work and family and move south, you are not wanted.

[1990MattyD]

@truefalse - To be honest, you're just a racist.

[truefalse]

@1990MattyD WELL MOVE THEN, MOVE JUST NOW!

[lawofthefire1]

TheConradeRoss no it wont Scotland will never leave Britain and become independent for a number of reason 1.england and Scotland are too interlinked by are army,royal family,banks,trade,land and blood lines 2. What would Scotland be as independent just another small weak country in the EU but as britain it is rish and powerful and one of the strongest country in the world 3, most of the people in Scotland no that it world be a very bad idea for Scotland to leave , apart England and Scotland ar

[Maetel22]

The royal family in England makes the country a lot of money. Why not a Stuart restoration in an independent Scotland?

[TheComradeRoss]

it was alot more sinister than that my friend. England had this planned and offered to help at first, they also blockaded Scottish ports and sunk any ships returning from "New Caledonia" and bribed Scottish land owners in to Unionism. No one got a vote in Scotland. Any way that's that in brief and its in the past...2014 Scotland will be Independent again!

Saor Alba Gu Brath!