The Great Scottish Tapestry

It was worth the hassle of airport style security to enter the portals of the Scottish Parliament this morning to view the Great Scottish Tapestry on show in the main hall.

One hundred and fifty eight panels of embroidery depicting the history of Scotland from the Ice age to the present day, a project developed by Alexander McCall Smith in conjunction with the historical writer Alastair Moffat, designed by the artist Andrew Crummy, overseen by embroiderer Dorie Wilkie and executed by embroidery groups all over Scotland.
At 143 metres it is longer than the Bayeux Tapestry and almost too wonderful to absorb in one visit.

With so many beautiful panels blipped, it was difficult to pick out one to post, but in the end I thought that this one of the Act of Union in 1707 of the Scottish and English Parliaments significant because of next year's referendum on Independence.
The Union then was not universally welcomed in Scotland by the common man; Robert Burns thought the Scottish MP's were bought and sold for English Gold and referred to them as"such a parcel of rogues in a nation".

It remains to be seen what the common man feels about the Union when he votes Yes or No next year.