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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
- The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed ... These wars were between supporters of the king's right to absolute ...48 KB (7,492 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... The parliamentary system was the first form of representative government ...32 KB (4,950 words) - 13:21, 11 March 2023
- one novel, one play, and only a small volume of poems—his intellectual breadth ... Johnson's hatred of slavery and the abuses of colonialism, his ...12 KB (1,867 words) - 03:01, 23 December 2022
- (March 17, 1902 - December 18, 1971) was one of the most dominant figures in ... away, Jones was named to the World Golf Hall of Fame for his amazing talent ...19 KB (3,121 words) - 05:16, 17 November 2023
- minerals) and have a relatively low content of silica. The Earth's mantle ... Ultramafic rocks are generally composed of more than 90 percent mafic ...7 KB (892 words) - 01:30, 3 May 2023
- Carnegie earned the nickname Patron Saint of Libraries. The first of Carnegie's public libraries opened in his hometown ...16 KB (2,208 words) - 00:36, 29 November 2023
- of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was an Irish ... Bede's meticulous and detailed account of Saint Aidan's ...14 KB (2,123 words) - 19:03, 22 December 2022
- , is an outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players each with a oval ... An adult-level rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes, consisting ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- from 1305 to his death. He is memorable in history for suppressing the order ... though he was and in many respects the pawn of the French king, did retain ...17 KB (2,612 words) - 11:07, 19 December 2023
- flies), midges have a single pair of true wings, which are used ... Non-biting midges are generally harmless, while the females of most ...13 KB (1,785 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War and ... As Mathew Brady's leading photographer during the early days ...15 KB (2,177 words) - 09:08, 18 July 2023
- a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company ... Carnegie's writings provide insight into his philosophy of successful ...35 KB (5,539 words) - 20:11, 26 July 2023
- ) (Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh ; Nouvelle-Écosse capital, Halifax, is a major economic center of the region. It is the fourth ...28 KB (4,053 words) - 10:08, 11 March 2023
- Age, encompasses the first widespread use of technology—as humans progressed ... Knowledge of human life at this time is confined to generalities. ...14 KB (2,116 words) - 06:20, 18 November 2022
- Macbeth is among the best known of William Shakespeare's plays ... is often seen as an archetypal tale of the dangers of the lust for ...40 KB (6,125 words) - 04:47, 5 November 2022
- has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- is the name sometimes given to a period of heightened religious activity ... large following." Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," is his ...15 KB (2,094 words) - 17:24, 28 March 2024
- 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
- Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031 – November 2, 1083) was Queen consort ... Matilda was daughter of count Baldwin V of Flanders and Adèle (1000 ...15 KB (2,261 words) - 16:52, 7 November 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- "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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington ... Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English ...49 KB (7,679 words) - 11:02, 9 May 2023
- In law, defamation is the communication of a statement that makes ... The legal requirements of proving defamation are often difficult to ...26 KB (4,112 words) - 09:09, 28 January 2024
- century in Europe, particularly as a result of the Industrial Revolution. ... have been successful in a number of fields, including retailing ...22 KB (3,153 words) - 02:54, 8 January 2024
- producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years ... mother, née Alice Nimmo, was the daughter of Scottish immigrants and their ...8 KB (1,265 words) - 04:35, 18 November 2022
- Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM PC FRS (August ... Ernest Rutherford was the son of James Rutherford, a farmer who had ...17 KB (2,514 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- born British media proprietor and Member of Parliament (MP), who rose from ... Ian Robert Maxwell was born Ján Ludvík Hoch in the small town of ...20 KB (3,012 words) - 01:42, 16 December 2022
- or otherwise preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other ... Fossils usually consist of traces of the remains of the organism itself ...18 KB (2,851 words) - 12:16, 22 May 2021
- elves), playing with Tomtebobarnen (children of the forest). From Children ... in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic work The Lord of the Rings, elves have become ...21 KB (3,288 words) - 10:19, 21 January 2023
- May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several public holidays ... the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. Thus, May ...20 KB (3,175 words) - 09:20, 10 March 2023
- Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (c. 1278 – March 22 1322) was one of the ... Thomas Plantagenet upheld the principles of Parliamentary oversight ...17 KB (2,615 words) - 20:54, 31 October 2022
- The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) was a series of civil wars fought ... The Wars were fought largely by the landed aristocracy and armies ...33 KB (5,447 words) - 22:07, 18 November 2022
- having authored An Inquiry into the Cause of the Wealth of Nations (1776 ... however, his writings span a broad spectrum of topics ranging from astronomy ...16 KB (2,570 words) - 05:45, 15 June 2023
- Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period of English history from the ... English monarchs bear the title "Duke of Normandy." England also ...18 KB (2,773 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- 1806) was a Scottish physician and explorer of the African continent who explorations ... His career was set in the context of the early days of the European ...19 KB (3,147 words) - 18:22, 10 November 2022
- Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States, with ... in clothing that recalls the design elements of the flag of the United States—for ...8 KB (1,272 words) - 01:35, 3 May 2023
- and theologian. He was a prominent leader of the east-coast revivals of ... Jonathan Edwards, born on October 5, 1703, was the son of Timothy ...24 KB (3,948 words) - 00:21, 4 August 2022
- Greek were emphasized. Four distinct uses of the word can be noted, the ... education for the most able irrespective of their social or economic background ...25 KB (3,841 words) - 12:15, 24 January 2023
- Throughout his career, Hagen constantly helped raise the status of ... Hagen was born in Rochester, New York, as the only son of a local ...18 KB (2,704 words) - 18:48, 17 April 2023
- parties in relation to the devolution of power to Northern Ireland. ... By enabling the inclusion of the DUP, which had opposed the Belfast ...19 KB (2,877 words) - 15:48, 27 April 2023
- is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian ... Celebrations often include large displays of fireworks at midnight ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- June 1, 1868) was the fifteenth president of the United States (1857–1861 ... Buchanan and Elizabeth Spear as the second of ten children. The Buchanan ...17 KB (2,451 words) - 21:06, 20 March 2024
- is often credited with being the inventor of photography, and is recognized ... there is little doubt that the impetus he gave to the development ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 02:53, 4 November 2022
- Up, about Peter, Wendy and the Lost Boys of Never Never Land. Barrie was ... Critics have speculated that Peter Pan was a reflection of Barrie ...16 KB (2,361 words) - 08:18, 13 March 2024
- The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency, located ... The head of state is King Charles III, who holds the title of Lord ...38 KB (5,944 words) - 21:52, 8 March 2024
- known for being an outspoken critic of the Aristotelian philosophy ... made to memorize meaningless facts and rules of logic, and set out to reform ...18 KB (2,695 words) - 02:53, 24 November 2022
- Hubert Walter (c. 1160-1205 C.E.) was the Archbishop of Canterbury ... a precursor for the modern "Justice of the Peace," based on selecting ...34 KB (5,307 words) - 23:24, 17 January 2024
- by legal scholars as to whether the use of the 1911 Act to pass the 1949 ... *The continued ability of the House of Lords to veto a bill to prolong ...24 KB (3,606 words) - 20:48, 26 March 2024
- telegraphy traffic. Subsequent generations of cables carried telephone traffic ... their working telegraph in 1839, the idea of a submarine line across the ...19 KB (2,734 words) - 21:23, 26 February 2023
- glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary ... In the early stages of his career, Agassiz made a name for himself ...18 KB (2,730 words) - 04:09, 4 November 2022
- /kɛlt/ now refers primarily to a member of any of a number of peoples ... Although today restricted to the Atlantic coast of Western Europe ...49 KB (7,613 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste.]] Feudalism is a political system of power dispersed and balanced between ...38 KB (6,097 words) - 01:33, 21 July 2022
- politician and three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He rose ... reform legislation especially in the area of housing. The 1924 Housing Act ...40 KB (6,096 words) - 00:34, 8 December 2022
- have been formed by the incidental isolation of an existing piece of land during ... others were intended to isolate one group of people from another. More recently ...9 KB (1,326 words) - 17:41, 16 August 2023
- Idi Amin Dada (mid-1920s – August 16, 2003) was President of Uganda ... When he assumed power in 1971, Uganda had experienced a series of ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 21:36, 25 July 2021
- The Age of Enlightenment, sometimes called the Age of Reason, refers ... to establishing an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, government ...33 KB (4,666 words) - 04:36, 30 April 2021
- The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom ... In the past, the British Library restricted use of its reading room ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 02:43, 22 November 2023
- align:center;" | [[Image:Elizabeth I of England - coronation portrait ... Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603) was Queen of England ...47 KB (7,593 words) - 16:23, 13 February 2024
- A longhouse or long house is a type of long, narrow, single-room building ... In North America two types of longhouse were developed: The Native ...35 KB (5,411 words) - 07:52, 9 March 2023
- acclaimed American pioneer in the education of the deaf. He founded and served ... on December 10, 1787, the oldest of eight children. His family ...11 KB (1,641 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- Rosicrucianism (meaning "Rose Cross") refers to a family ... The meetings of these societies were held in private and thus Rosicrucians ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 19:19, 16 December 2022
- Edward III (November 13, 1312 – June 21, 1377) was one of the most ... Edward was crowned at the age of 14, following the deposition of his ...40 KB (6,070 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- she changed the public's perception of people with disabilities. She ... true value comes from the height and depth of her mind. ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 08:35, 21 January 2024
- The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman ... It entrusted to the Pope the completion of some sections of its work ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- flightless bird native only to the island of Mauritius, located in the Indian ... Extinction is a natural part of the history of life, and some researchers ...10 KB (1,436 words) - 11:03, 2 August 2023
- deals with the measurement and assessment of abilities and traits, such ... In the field of parapsychology, psychometry (soul-measuring) is defined ...11 KB (1,590 words) - 18:01, 14 April 2023
- known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, the Revolt of the West or the West Country ... The failure of Parliamentary efforts to exclude James from the succession ...41 KB (6,020 words) - 19:00, 7 March 2024
- , also called Haakon the Old, was king of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Under ... a single (rather than two co-rulers) king of legitimate birth succeeded ...19 KB (3,123 words) - 23:53, 29 July 2023
- through paranormal means, and is a form of extra-sensory perception, or ... Precognition is the most frequently reported type of ESP, occurring ...11 KB (1,690 words) - 22:20, 30 November 2022
- where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known ... The major goals of elementary education are achieving basic literacy ...23 KB (3,445 words) - 10:17, 21 January 2023
- educator. He was a pioneer in the field of secular religious studies. ... reached a popular readership. His defense of religious studies as a secular ...21 KB (3,067 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from ... One consequence of the fluidity of the political situation, with Henry ...21 KB (3,320 words) - 23:17, 8 February 2022
- 24, 1884) was a famous Italian ballerina of the Romantic ballet era, a ... Russian audiences and became a guiding light of the famous Kirov Ballet. Her ...10 KB (1,510 words) - 04:14, 6 November 2022
- The King James Version of the Bible, or Authorized Version, first ... ==History of the Text== The New Testament of the King James Version ...44 KB (6,927 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- , is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that ... Despite these disparities, the common feature of apartment construction ...54 KB (8,047 words) - 01:58, 9 January 2023
- 1908) was a British philosopher and leader of the Neo-Hegelian school in ... Caird published two sets of Gifford lectures, The Evolution of Religion ...11 KB (1,641 words) - 18:22, 12 February 2024
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- [[Image:Us_declaration_independence.jpg|thumb|250px|U.S. Declaration ... The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen ...24 KB (3,622 words) - 09:03, 28 January 2024
- The Victoria Falls, one of the world's "natural wonders ... considered a remarkable spectacle because of the peculiar, narrow, slot ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 20:10, 3 May 2023
- [[Image:CircleOfFriends.jpg |thumbnail|250px|A group of Outward Bound ... Drawing upon the philosophy and theory of experiential education and ...21 KB (3,090 words) - 05:58, 18 November 2022
- Natural theology is a branch of theology, which attempts to establish ... The existence of God and the immortality of the soul are but a few ...12 KB (1,729 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2022
- who developed Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into ... with the school environment as an extension of the family. Thus, his techniques ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 21:05, 21 December 2022
- Lollardy or Lollardry was the political and religious movement of ... Lollardy also emphasized the authority of the Scriptures over the authority ...12 KB (1,874 words) - 21:01, 3 November 2022
- He is famous for his geopolitical conception of the globe as divided into two ... Lincolnshire, England, the eldest son of Draper and Fanny Anne Hewitt ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 16:56, 21 January 2024
- 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 21:42, 8 February 2024
- Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled ... became unpopular. However, the value of on the job training and practical ...23 KB (3,363 words) - 15:55, 11 August 2023
- biologist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart ... the Act that established the dates of Bank Holidays. In the academic ...22 KB (3,231 words) - 02:32, 9 February 2023
- ministry. However, while at the University of Edinburgh he lost his Christian ... a divine will that worked through the agency of heroes and leaders. In his ...21 KB (3,187 words) - 18:40, 30 April 2023
- in all the ancient civilizations of the world, particularly in ... Stelae have provided invaluable evidence to archaeologists of the ...21 KB (3,178 words) - 22:31, 23 September 2022
- Pumpkin is the common name for large-fruited varieties of several ... advancing the plant's own function of reproduction, also provides ...20 KB (2,919 words) - 14:19, 2 July 2022
- The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... The development of the office of Prime Minister coincides with the ...42 KB (6,582 words) - 21:49, 26 April 2023
- [[Image:Licorne Edimbourg Scotland.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Arms of Scotland ... Examples of legendary creatures can be found in medieval bestiaries ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- Scottish historian, a co-founder and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society ... as well as Farsi, drew on a wide range of Indian sources. Aspects of ...23 KB (3,481 words) - 17:48, 10 November 2022
- to rusty red; its color is an expression of trace elements present in the ... mineral, where it is formed as a result of some type of diagenesis. Where ...10 KB (1,548 words) - 14:54, 5 December 2023
- Howard traveled widely. His experience of prison awakened in him a vocation ... little desire for the fashionable endeavors of an English aristocratic lifestyle ...10 KB (1,593 words) - 05:58, 3 August 2022
- strong personality. They are considered one of the oldest breeds of domestic ... The origin of the Abyssinian is shrouded in mystery. Early cat books ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 07:07, 14 June 2023
- An arachnid is any member of the arthropod class Arachnida, a largely ... Despite the fact that the sight of arachnids often evokes fear or ...11 KB (1,536 words) - 02:13, 9 January 2023
- August 12, 1762 – June 26, 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great ... in politics, especially in the matter of Catholic emancipation, though ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- military clan-uniform. In many parts of the West, wearing a skirt may ... A gender role is a set of behavioral norms associated particularly ...23 KB (3,388 words) - 20:48, 23 October 2022
- and statesman. He was the seventh governor of Kentucky and represented the ... was held captive by the British for a period of time. Following the war, he ...12 KB (1,815 words) - 04:05, 3 August 2022
- name for an extinct, plant-eating species of rhinoceros, Coelodonta antiquitatis ... The woolly rhinoceros appears in the cave paintings of early humans ...11 KB (1,548 words) - 21:32, 28 April 2024
- John (December 24, 1166 – October 18, 1216) reigned as King of England ... He was a Plantagenet or Angevin King. History has contrasted his unpopularity ...28 KB (4,528 words) - 08:10, 3 August 2022
- January 31, 1955) was a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student ... From 1920 until 1928, he was the Chairperson of the WSCF. For his labors in ...11 KB (1,626 words) - 03:51, 3 May 2024
- the United Kingdom as well as other areas of Europe and North America, and ... Gothic architecture aims to create an experience of the sublime or ...32 KB (4,445 words) - 04:37, 31 December 2022
- a political essay by John Jay and the fourth of the Federalist papers. It was ... Federalist No. 4 addresses the possibility of European nations engaging ...15 KB (2,183 words) - 01:54, 26 March 2024
- church that traditionally contained the seat of a bishop. The great Cathedrals ... (seat or chair), and refers to the presence of the bishop's or archbishop ...26 KB (4,257 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- in 1876, building on the pioneering efforts of Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci ... on March 3, 1847. He was the middle of three children, all boys. Both ...26 KB (4,070 words) - 13:48, 18 July 2023
- is an annual custom on April 1, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes ... for the individual, and the coming together of the community in laughter also ...22 KB (3,192 words) - 15:56, 11 August 2023
- political scientist who devised the concept of a Condorcet method. Unlike ... Condorcet was a key figure in the transformation of society from its ...12 KB (1,721 words) - 08:34, 10 March 2023
- Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain ... When Britain acquired an Empire of its own, reference to His or Her ...53 KB (8,072 words) - 04:48, 16 December 2022
- It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy ... For some Christians and Pagans the religious origins of the holiday ...37 KB (5,487 words) - 23:07, 3 August 2023
- for people to gather for the purpose of drinking tea, often combined ... The form of a tea house or room varies considerably, just as the occasions ...29 KB (4,641 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- The English Historical School of Economics, although not nearly as ... The school considered itself the intellectual heirs of past figures ...27 KB (3,885 words) - 08:56, 5 September 2023
- accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows ... five years later, in 1834. Various forms of concertina are used for classical ...15 KB (2,127 words) - 15:46, 27 December 2023
- woman ever allowed to practice at the bar of the United States Supreme Court ... Until her death in 1917, she worked tirelessly on behalf of the Universal ...11 KB (1,718 words) - 08:56, 27 September 2023
- sense, it is a three-dimensional example of the more general structure ... interior volume is considered to be part of the polyhedron, sometimes only ...42 KB (6,082 words) - 00:20, 12 April 2023
- urban renewal project, a transformation of a large former disused docks ... Cabrini-Green housing project, one of many urban renewal efforts.]] ...41 KB (6,131 words) - 00:41, 13 January 2024
- who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not constitute ... expert in statistics, he was the originator of several economic theories, ...21 KB (3,378 words) - 06:11, 3 August 2022
- the Western world by the Latinized version of his name, Alkindus) was known ... and admitted revelation as a superior source of knowledge in some matters of ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 04:13, 17 June 2023
- tendencies are readily apparent in a number of his best know works. He writes ... "Cultural history shows us that every art form with the throb ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 18:19, 12 February 2024
- Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (February 10 ... an increase in unemployment and his policy of wage rise restraints led to ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 09:22, 19 January 2024
- Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots ... the human spirit through the recognition of distinguished or ancient lineage ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United ... The House of Commons evolved at some point during the fourteenth century ...50 KB (8,030 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- widely admired English-language essayists of the twentieth century. He is ... India, during the period when India was part of the British Empire under the ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 10:53, 13 December 2023
- Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from ... administrator, who enjoyed the respect of his men. Most of those whom ...25 KB (3,839 words) - 16:21, 9 August 2023
- Papyrus (The plural of papyrus is papyri) is an early form of thick ... The study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, and ...12 KB (1,870 words) - 07:37, 18 November 2022
- , or 12 players (women's field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the ... In its current form, men's lacrosse is played on a field of grass ...36 KB (5,848 words) - 22:41, 30 April 2023
- been interchanged or merged over the course of time. Sometimes, however, dockyards ... regulations have resulted in movement of the industry to developing regions. ...13 KB (1,801 words) - 14:17, 27 January 2023
- Substance, in philosophy, has to do with the question or problem of ... The origin of the term goes back to the ancient Greeks. The English ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 21:25, 26 February 2023
- author and doctor, who lived during the time of Sir Francis Bacon and the emergence ... bearing almost no resemblance to any of his contemporaries, but also ...13 KB (2,017 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2023
- is an entity responsible for the money of its country or of its group ... Though the primary purpose of a central bank is to act as a financial ...30 KB (4,733 words) - 23:55, 3 December 2023
- Spartacus (c. 109 B.C.E. - 71 B.C.E.) the leader of the major slave ... In the autumn of 72, the Senate made Marcus Licinius Crassus leader ...13 KB (1,968 words) - 19:09, 7 February 2023
- who created the McGuffey Readers, one of America's first textbook ... family had immigrated to America from Scotland in 1774, and brought with ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 18:23, 17 April 2023
- and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The ... Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolition of slavery in ...23 KB (3,597 words) - 10:27, 11 April 2024
- missionary involved in the evangelization of Ireland. Born in Britain but ... The exact location of St. Patrick's birthplace is uncertain. ...14 KB (2,321 words) - 00:49, 23 December 2022
