Introduction

A disastrous attempt to colonise Central America leaves Scotland bankrupt and paves the way for an unpopular union with England.

11 November 2009

2 minutes

This clip is from

A History of Scotland—Series 2, Let's Pretend

Union and Jacobites—BBC Scotland
The Act of Union ties Scotland and England together as a new nation called Great Britain.

Jacobite invasion plan, 1708
Duration: 02:59
The Battle of Culloden, 1746
Duration: 04:15
The 1715 Rising
Duration: 04:26
The ’45 Rising
Duration: 02:35

William Wallace—Series 1, Hammers of the Scots
Duration: 03:28
The Battle of Stirling Bridge—Series 1, Hammers of the Scots
Duration: 03:42
The Battle of Falkirk—Series 1, Hammers of the Scots
Duration: 02:12
Jacobite invasion plan, 1708—Series 2, Let's Pretend
Duration: 02:59