Scotland The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c 1100 1707 aims to show the importance of Scotland s relationships to Europe and its part in a broader European story as well as to dispel long established myths and preconceptions which continue to exert a firm grip on public opinion Especially in a post devolution era Scottish history and Scotland deserve better than this Scotland The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c 1100 1707 is certainly designed to provoke but need not be taken to indicate a nationalist view of 1707 as a moment of eclipse Scotland s history like all histories resists simple generalisations Were it otherwise its study would not be so rewarding