Scottish history

Hobbes · Wed 06/04/2005 20:07:16

Hi all,

I've been browsing the web a bit and couldn't easily locate the information on Google. However, I remembered we have a few scots among us.

During the early 17th century, that is 1604-1614 to be precise, was Scotland occupied by the English?

I'm doing some background work on Richard McRoch and it would fit really well with his character if this were so.

Kweepa · Wed 06/04/2005 20:18:14

You'll never get a Scotsman to admit to that!

Sam. · Wed 06/04/2005 20:26:13

scotland was founded in 1922 by Lord scotland for a bet. It was originally meant as a place to store all of the people soceity rejected, poets, castle builders, train attendants, unfortunatley, the beautiful landscape that was scotland attracted many visitors and is now a major tourist attraction.

SSH · Wed 06/04/2005 20:30:56

I dunno if occupied is the word... from 1603 to 1625, James VI of Scotland was also James I of England. So there was one king of England and Scotland, but he was Scottish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Monarchs

Hobbes · Wed 06/04/2005 20:33:52

Somehow the word occupied got put in my head by Mel Gibson a.k.a. Braveheart.

The thing is that my character would resent English control over his country.

But as I can read about this James VI character, he was quite popular in Scotland and NOT in England.

So he's the opposite ruler that I want him to be. Blast.

DragonRose · Wed 06/04/2005 20:44:08

Oh, King James. He is the originator of my favourite quote from a monarch. When he was first presented to the English as their king, they all bowed to him. His response: "God's wounds, I will pull down my breeches and they shall also see my arse!"

Best. King. EVER.

Phoenix · Wed 06/04/2005 20:57:49

Quote from: Zooty on Wed 06/04/2005 20:26:13
, poets, castle builders, train attendants,

Yeah and janitors(sp) All had thier own inventions, something called a "train", "vacuum cleaner(hoover for you peasents(sp))" and that mystery of the haggis, you can buy it nearly everywhere in scotland but you never see it alive(mu ha ha ha)You americans

*Phoenix goes off to eat some mince and tattys and chips dunked in iron bru

Las Naranjas · Wed 06/04/2005 22:53:40

His entire family wasn't very popular, they managed to get the entire monarchy kicked out, only to be let back in when England found the Protectorate was worse, then managed to get kicked out again in favour a Dutch import. They managed to attempt come back that helped destroy the Scottish national spirit. They're now relegated to supporting characters in Gabriel Knight 3.

Stoopid Stuarts.