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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- was a former slave who became an inspiration to thousands of women ... This can reinforce social division instead of challenging this as contrary ...7 KB (1,128 words) - 02:38, 24 July 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
- Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart, popularly known as Mary, Queen of ... Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland to King James V of Scotland ...19 KB (3,103 words) - 16:03, 7 November 2022
- by habit and repute is, historically, a form of interpersonal status in which ... However, common-law marriage is becoming a thing of the past. It is ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 00:09, 8 January 2024
- |birth_place = Westerkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom ... |institutions = Institution of Civil Engineers |practice_name = ...13 KB (1,904 words) - 22:56, 30 April 2023
- generally followed the comedic misadventures of well-meaning but unscrupulous ... Smollett was born at Dalquhurn, now part of Renton, in present-day ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 03:51, 1 May 2023
- who is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and the best known ... William Wordsworth, Burns is perhaps one of the most enduringly popular ...16 KB (2,543 words) - 03:14, 15 December 2022
- the one food which most represents Scotland. Traditionally, the haggis ... The haggis is an example of human ingenuity in using every part of ...18 KB (2,829 words) - 16:42, 21 January 2024
- poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems. ... Malcolm Laing, in an appendix to his History of Scotland (1800), propounded ...12 KB (1,859 words) - 16:03, 8 February 2023
- and educationalist who advanced the study of psychology with his work on ... For 20 years Bain was professor of logic and English literature at ...14 KB (2,073 words) - 05:12, 17 June 2023
- Britannica and his book Religion of the Semites (1889), which is ... in religion and God's work in human history. His desire was to open ...12 KB (1,721 words) - 10:46, 12 May 2023
- saint, sometimes referred to as Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, as ... Columba) was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Uí Néill clan in Gartan ...21 KB (3,411 words) - 19:21, 22 December 2022
- Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay ... opportunity to understand the lives of our remote ancestors. Its importance ...24 KB (3,569 words) - 22:43, 29 January 2023
- tragic but also iconic moment in the history of Scotland, a lesson in what ... accepted the invitation to take the throne of the Kingdom of England. The ...14 KB (2,279 words) - 16:47, 7 November 2022
- The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in ... The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife ...16 KB (2,559 words) - 18:55, 31 December 2023
- Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... William III, who became the sole ruler of both countries upon her death ...22 KB (3,330 words) - 22:05, 16 December 2022
- and unity: Scotland, 1000-1306. (New history of Scotland, 2) Toronto: University ... men: Scotland, AD 80-1000. (The New history of Scotland, 1.) London, UK: E ...30 KB (4,672 words) - 14:58, 12 March 2023
- The unicorn, a legendary creature usually depicted with the body of ... thumb|right|300px| Detail from The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 23:41, 8 November 2023
- politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Buchan was an officer ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- 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
- he is often mentioned as the associate of Jeremy Bentham and as the father ... James Mill was born April 6, 1773, at Northwater Bridge, in the parish ...11 KB (1,705 words) - 08:37, 1 April 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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) - 23:12, 30 July 2023
- 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
- and a spokesman for the Scottish school of Common Sense philosophy, founded ... Stewart and Reid insisted that human knowledge of particular causes ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 17:19, 12 February 2024
- Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (April 25, 1287 – November ... and quartered. In 1328, he was created Earl of March. In 1330, Edward III ...18 KB (2,777 words) - 02:39, 16 December 2022
- William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield PC (March 2, 1705 – March ... that slavery was immoral. This is an example of how a slavish adherence to ...15 KB (2,385 words) - 20:02, 24 November 2022
- Furniture is the term used for a class of movable objects that may ... In addition to its functional role, furniture is considered a form ...10 KB (1,622 words) - 07:22, 15 April 2024
- Adam Ferguson, sometimes known as Ferguson of Raith (June 20, 1723 ... Born at Logierait in Perthshire, Scotland, he received his education ...6 KB (883 words) - 05:45, 15 June 2023
- an older [[Scotland|Scottish]] design of the Guillotine. This example ... is noted for long being the main method of execution in France and, more ...14 KB (2,196 words) - 08:14, 8 January 2024
- James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; October ... He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of ...32 KB (4,831 words) - 21:40, 8 February 2024
- James Watt (January 19, 1736 – August 25, 1819)Although a number ... Watt was born on January 19, 1736, in Greenock, a seaport on the Firth ...20 KB (3,129 words) - 08:53, 1 April 2024
- 8, 1978) was a Scottish painter and member of the Bloomsbury Group, an English ... Grant was a cousin of John Grant, Lord Huntingtower, and a grandson ...10 KB (1,594 words) - 17:21, 12 February 2024
- The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by ... after the English Civil War and at the end of Interregnum in 1660."Dissolving ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 21:03, 3 November 2022
- The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: Tudur) was a series of ... The kings and queens of this era ruled England from 1485 - 1603. During ...11 KB (1,689 words) - 18:41, 2 May 2023
- is a political essay by John Jay, the fifth of The Federalist Papers. It was ... Federalist No. 5 addresses the idea of states forming regional confederacies ...14 KB (1,988 words) - 01:54, 26 March 2024
- sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidona in ... The Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain, who had been king ...16 KB (2,578 words) - 15:18, 27 April 2023
- (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the ... game became apparent at the beginning of the twentieth century with ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- was an American youth leader and the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA ... Kinzie Gordon shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. She was the ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 21:13, 4 October 2022
- are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore ... to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 16:19, 29 April 2024
- [[Image:london.bankofengland.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Bank of ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, and ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 03:34, 17 September 2023
- force in legislation to make the treatment of prisoners more humane. Her ... Norwich, Norfolk, England; the third child of a Quaker family. Her family ...14 KB (2,286 words) - 16:17, 13 February 2024
- Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds ... Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada ...26 KB (3,747 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- He was the preeminent figure at the center of the Third Great Awakening. ... Moody was a driving force in the success of the YMCA movement and ...14 KB (2,134 words) - 17:25, 12 February 2024
- The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational prayer book of the Church ... The Book of Common prayer is considered to have significantly contributed ...28 KB (4,558 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- Charles II (May 29, 1630 – February 6, 1685) was the King of England ... due to the uncertain political situation of the time. His father was executed ...35 KB (5,347 words) - 02:10, 13 January 2023
- The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... England, the Pilgrims arrived off the coast of New England without a patent ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 02:22, 9 November 2022
- di San Luca, and was associated with some of the leading artists of his ... Wright is currently rated as one of the leading indigenous British ...28 KB (4,229 words) - 02:57, 2 May 2024
- Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... Perhaps because of the ancient nature of their sound, the bagpipes ...25 KB (3,916 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- align:center;" | [[Image:Portrait of Edward VI of England.jpg|200px]] ... Edward VI (October 12, 1537 – July 6, 1553) became King of England ...24 KB (3,796 words) - 23:54, 12 February 2024
- The Jacobean era refers to a period in English and Scottish history ... James I was caught up in this situation of flux. He was, however, a committed ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 08:05, 18 March 2024
- thumb|200px|Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper ... and politician. After leading the overthrow of the British monarchy, he ruled ...31 KB (4,911 words) - 00:22, 18 November 2022
- ) is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine or Bealltainn, the Gaelic ... Beltane was celebrated in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. There ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 08:55, 27 September 2023
- exploration setting for the transmission of physical knowledge and skills ... The purpose of physical education involves more than training the ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 05:07, 24 November 2022
- Edward II (April 25, 1284 – September 21, 1327), of Caernarfon, ... to establish colleges in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge; he founded ...27 KB (4,277 words) - 18:25, 12 February 2024
- a leading figure in the study of human fossils. A strong supporter ... Arthur Keith was born on February 5, 1866 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 11:11, 16 August 2023
- is considered to have been the best backhand of all time. Budge was held in ... From January of 1937 until late in 1938, Budge won an amazing 92 consecutive ...15 KB (2,399 words) - 17:17, 30 January 2024
- his dribbling abilities and the longevity of his professional playing career ... Because of his fine dribbling skills, Matthews gained the nicknames ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 19:52, 9 February 2023
- who contributed to mapping the source of the Niger River and was the ... his father, William Laing, a private teacher of classics, and at Edinburgh ...15 KB (2,435 words) - 09:08, 18 July 2023
- scientist, engineer, innovator, and inventor of the world's first television; ... Baird's work was part of the great advance in technology that ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 20:54, 1 May 2024
- [[File:Drawing of William de Marisco.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As illustrated ... penalty ordained in England for the crime of treason. It is considered by ...18 KB (2,928 words) - 19:19, 14 August 2020
- The Tower of London (known historically simply as The Tower), is an ... The Tower of London is sometimes identified with the White Tower, ...20 KB (3,219 words) - 04:47, 1 May 2023
- travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English ... to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing ...22 KB (3,551 words) - 01:41, 16 December 2022
- United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed ... and spectators prior to the banning of this sport. The origin of the ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- #039;s deputy in the Nazi Party. On the eve of war with the Soviet Union, ... 039;s real interests lay with "a policy of friendship with Germany" ...23 KB (3,538 words) - 17:39, 22 December 2022
