[RedMonqey]

The scots are British - scotland is part of Britain, therefore they must?ve hounded themselves! Which is exactly what they did, clan on clan while the English watched.

I think what britemp means that it was the English you should point the blame at hounding your (mine too)Scots ancestry. And yes some Scot nobles thought themselves as more kin to English Royalty than fellow Scotsmen and sided with the Crown against fellow countrymen.

At least that's what I think he means...

And unless you're an native of the British Isles I'd be a bit more hesitant about lecturing a Brit about his history .

Just my opinion and it's worth every penny ya paid for. ;_)

[Starwolf]

And unless you're an native of the British Isles I'd be a bit more hesitant about lecturing a Brit about his history.

For many Americans you may be right, but some of us have strong family ties to there and in my case an advanced degree in History with a specialization in the Elizabethan times. You should hear my undergraduate lectures on Mary Queen of Scots.

There are also different views of that time period among historians, however, several things are commonly agreed to...the Scots historically had their own king and were conquered (repeatedly) by the English. Eventually the Scottish nobility were co-opted by the English and via that, became part of the United Kingdom, winning peace without major bloodshed..

In Europe today, with the fundamental loss of sovereignty that the EU represents, the concept of a Free Scotland is almost silly.