Parliament of Scotland

The article on the body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament.

Related Topics:
1999 - Scottish Parliament

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The Parliament of Scotland was the legislative body for Scotland during the time when it was an independent nation prior to 1707. The first Scottish Parliament arose during the early thirteenth century, and its first meeting (referred to as a colloquium) was at Kirkliston in 1235 in the reign of Alexander II. It functioned until the Act of Union created a unified Parliament of Great Britain, merging the Parliaments of Scotland and England. Long portrayed as a constitutionally defective body that acted merely as a rubber stamp for royal decisions, research during the last decade has found that the pre-Union parliament played an active role in Scottish affairs, and was sometimes, particularly in the late medieval period, a thorn in the side of the crown.

Related Topics:
Scotland - 1707 - 1235 - Alexander II - Act of Union - Parliament of Great Britain - England

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