[ajp100688]

It's another bit of poor journalism (and local politicians who don't understand what they're talking about) when it comes to History. From reading David I's wikipedia page (which any of the reporters could have done) the town was ceded feudally to him as the Lord of Doncaster. It was not ceded to the Kingdom of Scotland. For possession of Doncaster he owed fealty to the King of England, meaning Doncaster was only in his possession through the desires of the King of England and that Doncaster was still part of England.

Feudal relations are entirely different compared to the modern concept of nations. Doncaster even during this period was always part of England, it just happened to be owned/controlled for a period by the King of Scotland. It's exactly the same as how when the English Kings owned great swathes of France they were always part of the French Kingdom and not England, even though ruled by the English King.

[Arbolus]

Scotland as a political unit ceased to exist in 1707. All Scottish and English territories were combined into Great Britain, though the names of the former kingdoms were retained to refer to cultural areas. When Scotland was reestablished in 1998 as a subdivision of the UK it included Lothian, the Highlands, Ayrshire and so on, but not Doncaster, regardless of what the city's status might have been in the past.

[Raymclt]

As a proud Scott and residing in Doncaster I can confirm Doncaster is part of Scotland and has been for Over 900 years due to a clericle mistake

[TenOfThem]

I still see myself as a Roman

Danum till I die

[carolgreen234]

Which just happens to be in ENGLAND