1706 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1706 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Anne
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The Treaty of Union
Events
- 22 July - Treaty of Union between Scotland and England agreed in London.[1]
- c. September - Daniel Defoe is sent to Edinburgh as an English government agent to promote ratification of the Treaty of Union.
- 4 November - The Scottish Parliament votes in favour of the Union with England Act by 116 votes to 83.[2]
Births
- April 1 - Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck judge (died 1782)
- date unknown
- James Abercrombie British Army general (died 1781)
- Walter Goodall, writer (died 1766)
- John Maule, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1781)
- William Stewart, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1748)
Deaths
- 25 August - Lord John Hay, soldier (b. c. 1668)
- date unknown - Sir John Hay of Alderston, 1st Baronet
The Arts
- A Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems both ancient and modern, by several hands edited by James Watson begins publication in Edinburgh.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 204–205. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ↑ McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair. State of the Union: Unionism and the Alternatives in the United Kingdom since 1707. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-925820-1. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ↑ "Ramsay, Allan (1686–1758)". The Burns Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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