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 | | From a classical historical viewpoint Scotland seemed a peripheral country, slow to gain advances filtering out from the Mediterranean fount of civilisation, but as knowledge of the past increases it has become apparent that some developments were earlier and more advanced than previously thought, and that the seaways were very important to Scottish history. |
 | | The Church of Scotland (sometimes referred to as The Kirk) is the national church, but it is not subject to state control nor is it "established" in the same manner as the Church of England within England. |
 | | Flower of Scotland is popularly held to be the national anthem of Scotland, but as Scotland remains part of the United Kingdom, God Save the Queen legally is the national anthem, despite containing the line "Rebellious Scots to crush" in the 6th verse. |
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