Search results for "History of Scotland" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the Collegiate Church of St Matthew ... Built 150 years after the dissolution of the Knights Templar, the structure ...15 KB (2,311 words) - 22:26, 16 December 2022
- There is a separate National Archives of Scotland (formerly the Scottish ... on Historical Manuscripts), the Office of Public Sector Information ...18 KB (2,677 words) - 15:40, 30 April 2023
- Scott was among the first to draw upon history as source material for his ... *History of Scotland, 2 vols. (1829-1830) *Tales of a Grandfather, ...17 KB (2,589 words) - 22:29, 3 May 2023
- award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA ... Academy Awards. The awards are in the form of a theatrical mask. ...26 KB (3,803 words) - 02:24, 22 November 2023
- Ailred or Ælred or Ailred of Rievaulx, Abbot of Rievaulx (b. Hexham ... sent him to spend several years at the court of King David I of Scotland in ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 06:57, 16 June 2023
- executive. As the general manager of the BBC, he established the ... Born July 20, 1889, in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, in Scotland John ...14 KB (2,192 words) - 00:36, 10 February 2023
- took the lead in reforming the Church in Scotland along Calvinist lines following ... *Mackenzie, The Reverend James. The History of Scotland. London: T ...27 KB (4,483 words) - 14:37, 18 August 2023
- Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the seventh largest ... * Harris, Nathaniel. Heritage of Scotland: A Cultural History of Scotland ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 18:11, 12 February 2024
- in law, drafting parliamentary bills for Scotland. After working on an article ... Pursuing this he gathered large quantities of material and developed ...15 KB (2,215 words) - 05:07, 3 August 2022
- The Battle of the Boyne was a turning point in the Williamite war ... its symbolic importance has made it one of the most infamous battles in ...20 KB (3,207 words) - 01:44, 26 September 2023
- institution that teaches an inclusive range of subjects across the academic ... While some continue to support the idea of selective education, with ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- [[Image:HiltonofCadboll01.JPG|thumb|A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll ... The Picts were a confederation of tribes who lived to the north of ...35 KB (5,272 words) - 05:13, 24 November 2022
- The history of Scotland began in prehistoric times, when modern humans ... The written history of Scotland dates from the arrival of the Roman ...48 KB (6,984 words) - 17:25, 12 May 2024
- Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England ... both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes ... is significant for the architectural history of Scotland. The north is a region ...25 KB (3,874 words) - 18:18, 25 November 2023
- that a person or organization submit copies of their publications to a repository ... receiving copyright protection. The number of copies varies and can range ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 19:03, 25 October 2022
- William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie) (1028 – September ... William invaded England with his band of Normans, defeated the English ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 11:03, 9 May 2023
- system known as Civil law. For the area of law in common law countries ... Civil law, or continental law, is the predominant system of law in ...15 KB (2,321 words) - 22:28, 10 December 2023
- The Battle of Culloden (April 16, 1746) was the last military clash ... as cultural vandalism, with the destruction of a way of life that many had ...24 KB (3,671 words) - 11:38, 20 September 2023
- [[Image:James I of England by Daniel Mytens in 1621.jpg|thumb|250px ... James VI of Scotland/James I of England and Ireland (Charles James ...30 KB (4,913 words) - 21:16, 20 March 2024
