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Re:Scottish Parliament Backs Independence Vote and Defies U.K by teh_klev on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @07:54PM (#13982019)
Darien might have been a mess, but there's far more to the story than just that. England was an actively hostile suitor to Scotland:

http://wingsoverscotland.com/weekend-essay-skintland-britnat...

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Re:Scottish Parliament Backs Independence Vote and Defies U.K by graeme on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:23AM (#13983660)
I didn't meant to suggest it was amicable. Or even popularly supported on the Scottish side (it wasn't). I just meant it didn't happen due to a war of conquest.
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