GK> 22 Oct 19 11:49, David Rance wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:
DR>> Thanks for pointing that out! In fact I'd never read the Act of Union DR>> and wasn't aware of the original name, nor was I ever taught it at DR>> school - so I've learned something this morning!
GK> Well, I live quite close to Hanover (Lower Saxony), and people from GK> around here played some role in the British history of that time. ;-) GK> So although traditionally Britain usually is not much of a topic in GK> German history classes, my English teacher of several years (who was, GK> btw, married to a woman from Scotland) somehow felt like he had to fill GK> that gap during our English lessons.
I think it's significant that his wife was from Scotland! The Scots have always been more aware of the Act of Union than the English, more so now in view of the fact that Scotland voted to remain in the EU and will do what they can to annul the Act of Union.
David
-- Formerly ICHTHUS (Reading) UK (1987-2007 R.I.P.) (2:292/854.110)
