I suppose he skipped the part in which the Scottish elite sold out their country (literally) to the English crown?
He probably didn't mention that because it wasn't particularly bloodthirsty and therefore of little interest to 12 year old boys.
Mind you, the fact that it was events on the Isthmus of Panama that were one of the main causes of the union is fairly interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme
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He probably didn't mention that because it wasn't particularly bloodthirsty and therefore of little interest to 12 year old boys.
Mind you, the fact that it was events on the Isthmus of Panama that were one of the main causes of the union is fairly interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme