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The author holds a bachelor’s degree in History at the Pedagogical University in Cracow, Poland. She is currently an International Relations (master studies) student and an aspiring Candidate for Master of History at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland. An active participant in both national and international academic conferences, she is currently researching Scotland’s road to possible independence in the context of Brexit. In the past, she was an active member of the History Studies Research Group. Aleksandra is a historian who taught history and social studies and conducted workshops in several high schools, where her teaching performance was evaluated as brilliant and outstanding. Beside teaching, Aleksandra specialises in the history of the Early Modern period, European monarchies, as well as the history of the British Isles.