Was the 1707 Anglo-Scottish Treaty of Union a masterstroke of diplomacy β or a bribed sell-out by broke Scottish nobles?
The Treaty joined England and Scotland into Great Britain, but was smoothed along by cash payments to Scottish commissioners after the disastrous Darien venture. Historians still argue whether it was pragmatism or corruption.
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