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Scottish independence referendum, 2014. 2013. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014 Scottish independence referendum, 2014]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014
Scottish independence referendum, 2014. 2013. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014 Scottish independence referendum, 2014]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014

Scottish MPs will vote on English issues. 2015. [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/08/scottish-mps-vote-english-laws-nicola-sturgeon Scottish MPs will vote on English issues, insists first minister Nicola Sturgeon
SNP leader dismisses Tory proposal of English votes for English laws when Scotland’s interests are still affected]. theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/08/scottish-mps-vote-english-laws-nicola-sturgeon .


Scottish National Party. 2013. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party Scottish National Party]. Wikipedia.
Scottish National Party. 2013. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party Scottish National Party]. Wikipedia.
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'''Auld Alliance'''
'''Auld Alliance'''


Coombs, Bryony. 2013. Double Vision: Viewing and Visualisation in the Monypenny Breviary. (My doctoral thesis examines interest in the visual arts by patrons of Scottish descent, active in France, c.1445 to c.1545: the Monypenny family, Bérault and Robert Stuart d'Aubigny, and John Stuart, Duke of Albany. During this period the Auld Alliance played a key role in relations between Scotland and France, and large numbers of Scots travelled to France as mercenaries, scholars, and diplomats. Many relocated to France permanently and were granted letters of naturalisation). Edinburgh, Scotland: edinburgh.academia.edu/BryonyCoombs
Coombs, Bryony. 2013. Double Vision: Viewing and Visualisation in the Monypenny Breviary. (My doctoral thesis examines interest in the visual arts by patrons of Scottish descent, active in France, c.1445 to c.1545: the Monypenny family, Bérault and Robert Stuart d'Aubigny, and John Stuart, Duke of Albany. During this period the Auld Alliance played a key role in relations between Scotland and France, and large numbers of Scots travelled to France as mercenaries, scholars, and diplomats. Many relocated to France permanently and were granted letters of naturalisation). Edinburgh, Scotland: edinburgh.academia.edu/BryonyCoombs .


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

http://www.yogascotland.org.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV0hI_xylhM

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/files/Scotland<nowiki/>'s%20an%20Attitude%20of%20Mind%20by%20James%20Robertson.pdf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/may/23/salmond-alienate-left-wing-voters

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/08/496158/scotlands-new-international-climate-financing-program-leads-the-way/

http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/a-vote-for-independence-not-for-salmonds-policies.17698693

http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp

http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/scottish-independence-no-referendum-without-a-single-question-says-moore-1-2530994

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-independence-no-sign-of-surge-in-scots-support-1-2530359

http://www.scottishleftreview.org/comment/comment-20/

http://www.theislandsbooktrust.com/

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http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2013/08/04/why-the-debate-on-scottish-independence-might-be-more-interesting-than-you-think/

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation
By David McCrone

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Pentland, Gordon.
https://www.academia.edu/5443702/William_Cobbetts_Scotophobia

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/13/scots-undo-union-of-rogues-independence-1707-honour

http://www.newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-news/9337-gordon-brown-calls-for-end-to-scotlands-distinct-education-system

https://www.academia.edu/7827786/BARABHAS_3_DATA_STRUCTURE_REPORT_An_Early_Bronze_Age_Settlement_at_Barabhas_Machair_Isle_of_Lewis

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/world/europe/scotland-referendum-on-independence.html

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Cromarty dialect of Scots language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Cromarty_dialect_of_Scots_language
Cromarty dialect of Scots language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Cromarty_dialect_of_Scots_language

England: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/England


Great Highland Bagpipe: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Highland_Bagpipe
Great Highland Bagpipe: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Highland_Bagpipe
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St. Kilda, Scotland (Hirta): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/St._Kilda,_Scotland_%28Hirta%29
St. Kilda, Scotland (Hirta): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/St._Kilda,_Scotland_%28Hirta%29


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland






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