For 10 points, name this component of the United Kingdom found north of England with a capital at Edinburgh.
This country was known as the Kingdom of Alba for much of the Middle Ages. Its ancient alliance with France was known as the "Auld Alliance." It was known as Caledonia to the Romans, and it was on the losing side at the Battle of Culloden in the last of the Jacobite Rebellions. It won independence at the Battle of Bannockburn under Robert the Bruce after an unsuccessful rebellion led by William Wallace. For 10 points, name this component of the United Kingdom found north of England with a capital at Edinburgh.
This country was known as the Kingdom of Alba for much of the Middle Ages.
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