Search results for "History of Scotland" - New World Encyclopedia
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- King David II of Scotland succeeded his father, Robert I better known ... 1214–1371. The New Edinburgh History of Scotland, volume 4. Edinburgh: ...9 KB (1,346 words) - 20:57, 19 May 2020
- a Scottish merchant and banker, the founder of the Bank of England and an ... He remains famous for his idea of the Darien Scheme, the Scottish ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 10:38, 11 May 2023
- Margaret (1283 – 1290), usually known as the Maid of Norway, literally ... She was the daughter of King Eirik II of Norway and Margaret, daughter ...12 KB (1,837 words) - 05:29, 5 November 2022
- The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed in 1706 ... A Treaty of Union was negotiated between the two countries, which ...14 KB (2,210 words) - 17:39, 27 June 2023
- The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was fought in the county of ... and the pope from the French, as a member of the "Catholic League" ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 17:39, 28 March 2024
- Crafts movement and also the main exponent of Art Nouveau in Scotland. Mackintosh ... Charles Rennie Macintosh was born June 7, 1868, in Glasgow, Scotland ...10 KB (1,454 words) - 00:20, 5 December 2023
- Iona is a small island located in the north-west region of Scotland ... The island of Iona lies approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the ...12 KB (1,880 words) - 11:11, 6 March 2024
- The Church of Scotland (known informally as The Kirk) is the national ... The church adheres to the Bible and the Westminster Confession of ...20 KB (2,987 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and ... also commissioned the Gesta regum Anglorum of William of Malmsbury, considered ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 16:52, 7 November 2022
- The Bill of Rights 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is largely a statement of certain positive ...9 KB (1,377 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. It lies ... As a part of the once powerful British Empire, Great Britain played ...13 KB (1,955 words) - 12:20, 24 January 2023
- The Battle of Largs was an military engagement fought between the ... * Linklater, Eric. The survival of Scotland; a new history of Scotland ...12 KB (1,997 words) - 10:04, 22 September 2023
- a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. He was renowned ... Many countries venerate Andrew as their patron saint including Scotland ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- light, elegant, and airy style and the list of his buildings includes some ... Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the second son of William ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- songwriter, was born in the auld hoose of Gask, Perthshire to Jacobite ... and helped by so doing to preserve much of Scotland's musical heritage ...8 KB (1,337 words) - 22:46, 21 October 2022
- animal magnetism. He recognized the veracity of the phenomena but believed ... James Braid was born in Rylawhouse, Fife, Scotland in 1795. He was ...8 KB (1,149 words) - 08:55, 18 March 2024
- Bannock is a form of flat bread, the same thickness as a scone cooked ... who enjoy wilderness adventures. The ease of preparation, ability to combine ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 07:26, 20 September 2023
- A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet ... to a Haggis), Scotch whisky, and recitations of Burns' poetry. Burns& ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 18:46, 22 November 2023
- to the English military occupation of Scotland during significant ... *Harris, Nathaniel. Heritage of Scotland: A Cultural History of Scotland ...21 KB (3,320 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- clergyman generally regarded as the founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church ... Irving is sometimes referred to as a forerunner of the Charismatic ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 23:44, 12 February 2024
