Scottish nationalism
The nation's origin, political context and unique characteristics including the Gaelic language,[3][4] poetry and film maintains an individual's distinct identification and support of Scotland.
[5] During the Anglo-Scottish Wars, the campaign led by Scotland[6] was to obtain Scottish independence as a separate sovereign state.
The campaign was successful, and following the Declaration of Arbroath, a formal letter sent to Pope John XXII, Scotland, and the nation's individual identity were officially recognised as sovereign in 1328.
[7][8][9] Scotland proceeded to operate as an independent nation state until the Acts of Union[10] which merged both the Parliaments and Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707 to be "united into one Kingdom of Great Britain", a united state[11] retaining separate legal system, however a distinct Scottish institution continues to exist.
As Scotland and Great Britain were united under the Acts of Union 1707, Gaelic lost its legitimacy as a legal and administrative language.
On 1 July 1782, royal assent was given to Repeal of the Act Proscribing the Wearing of Highland Dress 22 George III, Chap.
For this reason, the protection and revival of both Scottish Gaelic[4][29] and Lowland Scots play a key role in nationalist ideology.
The referendum was held on Thursday 18 September 2014, and was a victory for the Better Together campaign; who advocated keeping Scotland part of the United Kingdom, with 55% of the Scottish electorate across all 32 council areas voting "No" to independence.
[39][40][41] The organisation is still is believed to exist in present day Scotland, however there have been no further reports of any activity carried out by the group since 2009, when it was reported that Adam Busby Jr., the son of the organisation founder, was sentenced to six years in jail for sending packages containing shotgun cartridges accompanied by notes bearing threats of violence to various political figures, such as then-First Minister Alex Salmond, Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Rumbles and Glasgow City Council.
[43] Arm nan Gaidheal was a short lived paramilitary wing of SNG, which was responsible for various petrol bomb attacks in the early 1980s after a failed referendum on Scottish devolution.
