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==Merger with England==

==Merger with England==

After the death of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of England, James VI of Scotland ascended to the Throne of England, becoming [[James I]] of Great Britain.  

After the death of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] of England, James VI of Scotland ascended to the Throne of England, becoming [[James I]] of Great Britain. This is referred to as the Union of the Crowns.

==Fame==

==Fame==

Scotland is famous for its disproportionate inventions and discoveries, its world class universities, the Scottish Enlightenment, being the first country to adopt English as its official language decades before England, being the first industrial nation while still preserving some of the last great wildernesses of Europe, and being the home of golf.  

Scotland is famous for its disproportionate amount of inventions and discoveries, its world class universities, the Scottish Enlightenment, being the first country to adopt English as its official language decades before England, being the first industrial nation while still preserving some of the last great wildernesses of Europe, and being the home of golf.  

The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.

The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.