Search results for "History of Scotland" - New World Encyclopedia
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- who served as the last General-Secretary of the International Missionary ... order, that bishops, symbolizing unity of faith and practice, can gather ...30 KB (4,685 words) - 22:01, 25 October 2022
- Gosport) was a Scottish doctor and a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal ... Through his work, Lind influenced practices of preventive medicine ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 21:20, 20 March 2024
- novelist and spy, who is considered one of the earliest practitioners ... Famous for his wicked sense of irony (Defoe's penchant for satire ...14 KB (2,237 words) - 14:40, 5 August 2013
- Goblins" from the Los Caprichos set of aquatint prints created by ... A goblin is a mythical creature of Germanic and British folklore, ...13 KB (2,074 words) - 15:53, 18 December 2022
- specifically established by the government of a country to serve as the preeminent ... had their origins in the royal collections of the sovereign or some other ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 04:12, 11 March 2023
- southeast coasts. From the northeastern tip of Queensland, the range runs ... The highest areas of the Australian continent are found in the Great ...17 KB (2,368 words) - 19:30, 24 May 2024
- June 6, 1891), was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He was one of the architects ... Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father was Hugh Macdonald ...20 KB (2,893 words) - 22:57, 23 April 2023
- built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now modern-day England ... * History of Scotland * Roman Britain ==Notes== ==References== ...23 KB (3,617 words) - 16:37, 21 January 2024
- a Scottish medical missionary and explorer of the Victorian era who traveled ... David Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire ...18 KB (2,693 words) - 08:06, 28 January 2024
- , Manx: Laa’l Breeshey), is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning ... Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it ...20 KB (3,131 words) - 15:26, 4 February 2023
- The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: ... and soldiers, making them, in effect, some of the earliest "warrior ...24 KB (3,588 words) - 07:28, 7 June 2024
- or local government agencies as part of public education, are the most ... or lack thereof, prior to the establishment of public schools impacts their ...32 KB (4,665 words) - 18:08, 14 April 2023
- It burns rapidly and produces a large amount of gas, which produces a pressure ... explosives—dynamite, TNT, etc.—because of its lower burning speed, which ...24 KB (3,604 words) - 17:15, 12 July 2023
- "Sheep Islands," are a group of islands in Northern Europe ... represented in the Nordic Council as a part of the Danish delegation. ...28 KB (4,130 words) - 00:27, 25 March 2024
- The Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster, normally called Westminster ... Since the Christmas Day coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066 ...17 KB (2,475 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- samain) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the ... survived the winter and so offerings of food and drink were left for ...35 KB (5,443 words) - 16:28, 20 September 2023
- role in Dr. No, Connery played Bond in six of Eon Productions' entries ... full Highland dress, including a tartan kilt of his mother's clan, for ...44 KB (6,554 words) - 17:35, 25 January 2023
- 7, 1573 - January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 ... Laud wanted the reconciliation of all Christians, hoped and prayed ...19 KB (2,977 words) - 11:10, 10 May 2023
- considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures ... preparatory school Stonyhurst at the age of nine, and by the time he left ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 11:09, 16 August 2023
- focuses on educating children from the ages of infancy until six years old ... The proliferation of preschool education in the twentieth century ...23 KB (3,350 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
