Notes About Scotland In The Far Past….

Notes about Scotland in the far past…. Scotland was a Kingdom in the early historic years and since 9600 BC it was inhabited by people, while we know nothing about England, in a pre-historic perspective. The Kingdom of Scotland was united under the House of Alpin, whose members fought among each other during frequent disputed successions. The last Alpin king, Malcolm II, died without issue in the early 11th century and the kingdom passed through his daughter's son to the House of Dunkeld or Canmore. The last Dunkeld king, Alexander III, died in 1286. He left only his infant granddaughter Margaret, Maid of Norway as heir, who died herself four years later. England, under Edward I, would take advantage of this questioned succession to launch a series of conquests, resulting in the Wars of Scottish Independence, as Scotland passed back and forth between the House of Balliol and the House of Bruce. Scotland's ultimate victory confirmed Scotland as a fully independent and sovereign kingdom. People lived in Scotland for at least 8,500 years before Britain's recorded history. At times during the last interglacial period (130,000-70,000 BC)Europe had a climate warmer than today's, and early humans may have made their way to Scotland.... From my History teacher according to my High-School Notes ©Sylvia Frances Chan 2019 - All Rights Reserved Saturday 14 September