Treaty of Union

Union with England Act 1707

Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland

Media type: Act

Date published:

The Union with England Act 1707 from the National Archives

Union with England Act 1707

Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland

Media type: Act of Parliament

Date published:

The Act of Union as recorded by the National Archives

The Act of Ratification of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England

Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland

Date published: 1707

A contemporaneous reprinting of the Act of Ratification of the Scottish Parliment.

The Scottish Act of Union

Author / Creator: Parliament of Scotland

Media type: Book

Date published: 1708

An almost contemporary reprinting of the Act of Union from the Scottish Parliament and the events leading up to it.

Losing our Independence

Author / Creator: David Heriot

Media type: Discussion Paper

Date published: 2022

There never was a glorious and joyous coming together of Scotland and England. Instead, Scotland was shackled to England to create a United Kingdom of Great Britain, a United Kingdom that was – and still is – firmly under England’s control.

SALVO Reclaiming the Scottish Constitution

Author / Creator: Salvo

Media type: Web site

Date published: 2022-

The Scottish Claim of Right was never extinguished by the Treaty of Union; rather, the treaty was and remains conditional upon the continuance of the Claim of Right in Scotland. 

The Treaty Bites Back

Author / Creator: Sara Salyers

Media type: Article

Date published: 2022

The Claim of Right Act of 1689 means that the Scottish people retain the right to prohibit government actions or legislation which compromise their civil rights and freedoms. This was incorporated in the Act of Union,1707.