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Volume 23, Number 6 November/December 2023

Welcome to 2023 special issue! Our theme this issue is Scotland between revolution and union.This crucial period in Scotland's past, running from 1689 to 1707, has long been neglected, largely because the records of the privy council –readers an exclusive taste of these results.

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