The Review Autumn 2014 | Page 8

TRUE OR FALSE? Fascinating Facts about England and Scotland 1. England and Scotland have shared a monarch since 1603 and a parliament since 1707. 2. In May 1989, Scotland elected its own parliament for the first time in three centuries. 3. Under Scottish law, a criminal trial may only end in one of two verdicts: ‘guilty’, ‘not guilty’. 4. The age when someone is legally considered an adult is 16 in Scotland and England. 5. In Scotland, it is illegal for a boy under the age of 10 to see a naked mannequin. P7