Making the Union: 1668 and 1670 Union Negotiations
Part 4 of "Making the Union" looks at the Union Negotiations of 1668 and 1670, which followed the Restoration of Charles II.
Alistair McConnachie
Jul 11, 202211 min read
Making the Union: Scottish Royalists and the British Civil War
Part 3 of Making the Union highlights Scottish Royalism during the British Civil War (1638-1660).
Alistair McConnachie
Jul 9, 20226 min read
Our "Bruce to Elizabeth" Celebration Rally, Part 2
The Queen is an embodiment of the history, and the people, of all parts of our Islands.
Alistair McConnachie
Jul 7, 20225 min read
Our "Bruce to Elizabeth" Celebration Rally, Part 1
Remembering Bruce and celebrating his direct descendant Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee
Alistair McConnachie
Jul 5, 20226 min read
British Democracy: State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening is a meaningful ritual, a colourful spectacle, and a regular reminder of the roots of our democracy.
Alistair McConnachie
May 10, 20224 min read
'Of the Union of Britayne': Robert Pont and the Unionism of a Scottish Reformer
"For whom should the Britons dread (if God be favourable) being made one entire bodie undevided..."
John Provan
Apr 26, 20228 min read
SNP Council Dump on Edinburgh's History
The SNP council is dumping on Edinburgh's proud history. We examine their "Slavery and Colonialism Review"
Alistair McConnachie
Jan 16, 20225 min read
Great British Union Day, Speech 2: Reasons Why we Love the Union
The second of two Speeches from our Great British Union Day celebration in George Square
Alistair McConnachie
May 25, 20217 min read
Great British Union Day Celebration, Speech 1: Reasons Why the 1707 Union Came About
The first of two Speeches from our Great British Union Day celebration in George Square
Alistair McConnachie
May 23, 20219 min read
The Jacobites and Britain 4: The '45 Jacobite Army was a Modern Army
The final article in our series debunks the myth of the Jacobite army as a backwards, anachronistic force. By the standards of its time, it
John Provan
Jul 28, 20206 min read
