“the inhabitants of Stromness did resolve to assert their natural liberties and therefore did refuse any longer to submit to this imposition”
The Act of Union #OnThisDay
On 1st of May 1707 the Act of Union was passed by the Parliaments of Scotland and England.
Civil Disobedience in Stromness
“the inhabitants of Stromness did resolve to assert their natural liberties and therefore did refuse any longer to submit to this imposition”