Much has been written about the decline of the United Kingdom. The Two Unions looks
instead at the lengthy survival of the Union, examining the institutions, structures, and …

Ewen Cameron explores the political debate between unionism, liberalism, socialism and
nationalism, and the changing political relationship between Scotland and the United …

In November 1918, the implementation of agrarian change in the Scottish Highlands
threatened another wave of unemployment and eviction for the land-working population …

Irish land in the 1880s was a site of ideological conflict, with resonances for liberal politics
far beyond Ireland itself. The Irish Land War, internationalised partly through the influence of …

At the now famous meeting held in Irishtown, Co. Mayo, in April 1879—generally recognised
as the first major public demonstration in the Irish Land War—John Ferguson, Ulster-born …

The historian of the Scottish land question has to tread a careful line between emphasising
distinctiveness and recognising the generic elements of the problem. Indeed, a plausible …

Scottish Gaelic has been consistently taught in the Scottish higher education system since
1882. By the mid twentieth century, the Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow …

The purpose of this short note is to consider the contents and context of an 'Address to the
People'by Sheriff Nicolson, Kircudbright, which was printed on a 'little leaflet'and published …