In this respect, Scotland differs from Wales, which was forcibly incorporated into England more than 400 years before the Scots signed the voluntary Act of Union in 1707.
De ce point de vue, l'Ecosse diffère du Pays de Galles, contraint de s'unir à l'Angleterre plus de quatre siècles avant que les Ecossais ne signent volontairement l'Acte d'Union en 1707.