Scotland has always been a land with its own identity, unique culture and rich history. This period in history can be described as Scotland being British. Political and cultural life after merger of Scotland and England. The fifth chapter describes the modern life of Scotland, its literature and development of tourism. James Stuart was crowned King of Scotland in 1567 when he was just a year old. London was the only place for the new ruler of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. His English subjects seem to have been bemused by their king.in Scotland - and what of Scotland? James VI of Scotland ascended the throne of England in 1603 as James I, King of Great Britain. In 1707 the Union of Scotland and England occurred. In that year King George IV visited Edinburgh, the first ever Hanoverian to set foot in Scotland.