Glenfinnan Monument, Loch Shiel
Glenfinnan Monument, Loch Shiel

In this section of our look at Scottish history, we cover the period from the Act of Union in 1707, through the upheavals of the first and second Jacobite Rebellions, to the social changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution and Highland Clearances, and end with a look at Scotland in the Victorian period.

The Act of Union - 1707
The First Jacobite Rebellion - The '15
The Second Jacobite Rebellion - The '45 and Bonnie Prince Charlie
Agricultural Revolution
The Highland Clearances
Age of Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Victorian Scotland