UK News: EDIBURGH: As votes are being counted in a key Scottish election, we look at the country's long quest for independence from its southern neighbour Engl.

Prior to the Wars of Independence, England and Scotland were so friendly that when Henry I was overseas, David I of Scotland became the “justiciary in England – that’s how close the English ...

First detailed outline of Scotland%27s political future as an independent country Scots to vote on independence referendum in Sept. 2014 Scotland is part of the U.K. but it has had its own ...

RICHMOND, Va. — England and Scotland have been sharing the same island, and arguing about it, for about 1,500 years. Many are the leaders and parties that have fought for independence for the ...

Yes activist Darren Brander holds a Saltire flag outside his home in Glasgow, Scotland, as the campaign ahead of the Scottish independence referendum enters its final days, Sept. 15, 2014.

Mr. Massie is a columnist for The Times of London. He lives in Edinburgh. In 1469, Margaret, the daughter of the king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, married King James III of Scotland. Her father ...

The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh of relief to the British political establishment. Scots voted 55 percent to 45 percent against independence.

There are more Scots in England than any city in Scotland. It might sound surprising, but according to the latest census figures, there are about 750,000 people born in Scotland who live south of ...