What reasons are there for highland Scots to be living in London, England during the17th and 18th centuries?

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What reasons are there for highland Scots to be living in London, England during the17th and 18th centuries?

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2007-08-11 08:03:03 · 2 answers · asked by Edward 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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James VI of Scotland became James I of England on the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, so no doubt many Scots, both highlanders and lowlanders followed him

2007-08-11 09:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

I am not much for history, but I would imagine they may have been there for either economical or political reasons!

2007-08-11 08:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋