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This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland . To read about the background to many of these events, see History of Scotland .
Linen was Scotland's premier industry in the 18th century and formed the basis for the later cotton, jute, [179] and woollen industries. [180] Scottish industrial policy was made by the board of trustees for Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland, which sought to build an economy complementary, not competitive, with England.
The Scottish Enlightenment (Scots: Scots Enlichtenment, Scottish Gaelic: Soillseachadh na h-Alba) was the period in 18th- and early-19th-century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By the eighteenth century, Scotland had a network of parish schools in the Scottish Lowlands and
Years of the 18th century in Scotland (100 C, 100 P) Pages in category "18th century in Scotland" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
People of the Scottish Enlightenment (4 C, 110 P) Pages in category "18th-century Scottish people" The following 170 pages are in this category, out of 170 total.
Three unsuccessful attempts (in 1606, 1667, and 1689) were made to unite the two kingdoms by Acts of Parliament, but it was not until the early 18th century that the idea had the will of both political establishments to succeed, thereby bringing the two separate states together under a single parliament as well as a single monarch.
The 18th century saw itself as the Age of Reason and in this climate of Enlightenment.Enlightenment historians tended to react with embarrassment to Scottish history, particularly the feudalism of the Middle Ages and the religious intolerance of the Reformation. [1]
Pages in category "Years of the 18th century in Scotland" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .