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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Geology of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By the Triassic, Scotland was a desert, the origin of large sandstone outcrops of the south west.
		Scotland stubs Map of Scotland Although Scotland is a relatively small country, with a land area of 78 772 kmÂ², its geography is highly varied, from the rural lowlands, to the barren highlands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands.
		Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland (Ã€rd-neach-lagha a ChrÃ¹in an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Geology-of-Scotland (3165 words)

	Niki King
		King then captured her beautiful and intimate sound with Marcus Ford on acoustic guitar for her debut jazz CD entitled 'Mellow Shades' and released on Ladybug Music 2001.
		King was the first Scottish singer ever to reach the Perrier Jazz Awards final and went on to win the highly acclaimed accolade of Perrier young Jazz Vocalist 2001 at the prestigious Café de Paris in London.
		King also co-wrote and performed with deep house artist Aquabassino signed to the cult French label F-communication for Aquabassino's much anticipated album released in July 2001 and is performing live with Aquabassino for part of his promotional world-wide tour.
	www.smooth-jazz.de /Artists4/King.htm (792 words)

	Anglo-Saxon Kings of Britain
		King of Deira in 598, fought the Battle of Catraeth (Catterick) with Æthelfrid of Bernicia.
		King of Kent, baptised in 597, succeeded Ceawlien as Bretwalda
		King of Mercia (924-978 King of Britain) in the 10th century Mercia was annected by Wessex and the former Kings of Mercia became now Sheriffs.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/saxons.html (1633 words)

	Celtic_Warrior's page of Scotland
		Until King George's General Wade became roadmaker-in chief during the eighteenth century, Scottish roads were such that a rhymer said: Had you seen the roads before they were made, You would lift up your hands and bless General Wade.
		Scotland's history now becomes very involved, with Scottish armies making forays over the border to harry English castles, and English armies headed by various irate kings stomping north to teach the rascally Scots a lesson.
		A century later, in 1707, the parliaments of Scotland and England were united, after a number of Scottish members had been bribed to vote in favor of the treaty, and together Scotland and England forged ahead towards industrialiazation, colonization, and the foundation of the old British Empire.
	members.tripod.com /celtic_warrior (1760 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Roddy Woomble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Roderick Woomble (born 13 August 1976 in Irvine, Scotland) is the lead singer of Scottish rock group Idlewild.
		Irvine is a coastal new town in Ayrshire, Scotland, administered by North Ayrshire council.
		Colin Newton-Mearns (born Scotland 1977) is the drummer in scottish rock band Idlewild.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roddy-Woomble (813 words)

	DSG&ASL Dunfermline
		King Malcolms tower the foundations of which can still be found in Pittencrief Glen 70feet up, on a steep and rocky peninsula formed by a bend in the burn, that is crossed by the double bridge on the path that runs from St Catherine's Wynd, opposite the west door of Dunfermline Abbey.
		King Malcolm heard of the shipwreck and sent for Information about the strangers, when news returned of the great beauty of the Princess that had been on board the ship Malcolm himself went to meet them, and as soon as he saw the Princess he was determined to make her, his Queen.
		One of the company had a revelation that Margaret wished her departed King to share her new position with her, and no sooner had Malcolms relics been laid on another bier, the spell was broken and the couple were borne towards the place prepared.
	members.aol.com /fife23/leven.htm/Page8.html (571 words)

	Scotland's Internet: Scotland's Mark on America.
		The descendants of James McClellan, kin of the McClellans of Galloway, Scotland, who was appointed Constable at the town meeting held in Worcester in March, 1724, have written their name large in the medical and military annals of this country.
		Perth Amboy, 1722), born in Pitlochrie, was Attorney-General of the Eastern District (1698), Chief Secretary and Registrar in 1702, later Speaker of Assembly, and in 1709 Chief Justice and Receiver-General and Treasurer of the province.
		William Ronald, a native of Scotland, was a delegate in the Virginia Convention of 1788.
	www.scotlands.com /usa/4.html (3126 words)

	Scotland's Past - William Wallace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elspeth King, in her introduction to this, the first accessible edition of Blind Harry in verse form since 1859, draws parallels between the situation in Scotland at the time of Wallace and that in Bosnia and Chechnya in the 1990's.
		To their critics the Douglases were a force for disorder in the kingdom, lawless, arrogant and violent, whose power rested on coercion and whose defiance of kings and guardians ultimately provoked James II into slaying the Douglas earl with his own hand.
		She shows how the kingdom of Scotland was able to marshal its resources and create a coherent and cohesive national front to deal with a more powerful enemy, illustrating the complicated and conflicting needs of a medieval society in the face of a developing national consciousness.
	www.scotlandspast.org /wallaceID3.cfm (4346 words)

	Lanark Town Scotland: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Scotland had a tradition...citizens of the town rejoiced in the...townspeople of Scotland enjoyed a measure...
		She was sent...at the National Gallery of Scotland to highlight the extraordinary...at the National Gallery of Scotland.
		The jewel in Scotlands industrial heritage crown is the historic New Lanark village, which dates...minutes from Coatbridge town centre.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/lanark-town-scotland.jsp?l=L&p=1 (1169 words)

	Scotland's Past - James IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		James IV is generally considered to be one of the better kings during this period, he spoke several languages including Gaelic.
		Flodden is one of the most infamous battles between the Scots and the English, and the one at which Scotland suffered its greatest defeat - King James IV slain on the battlefield together with the cream of the country's nobility.
		The last period of Scotland's existence as an independent kingdom with the focus on the events and consequences of the Reformation.
	www.scotlandspast.org /jamesiv.cfm (1181 words)

	Scotland's Flags
		It is said that a short time before the battle, King Angus prayed to God that, in spite of his smaller army, he would lead his men to victory.
		In the 1170's heraldic symbols and beasts became the new badges of identity for fashion concious kings and noble families of northern Europe, so it is entirely possible that William took up the device as a status symbol.
		Bruce's son David added the sword to the Royal Crest, the sceptre was introduced in 1542, and the standing lion adorned all the privy seals of the Kings until 1603.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/2653/Scotlandsflags.htm (603 words)

	William "the Lion" of Scotland
		He was the second son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon (died 1152), a son of King David I, he became king of Scotland on the death of his brother, the weak-willed Malcolm IV.
		But, luckily for Scotland, after 15 years of this occupation and taxation, a new king was on the throne of England.
		Scotland became independent once again and the surrendered castles were returned for the agreed price and replaced with Scottish garrisons.
	members.aol.com /skyelander/thelion.html (1544 words)

	Scottish Independence Web Server
		Scotland was considered as simply a province somewhat larger than Northumbria, and its geographical position as well as feudal ties and engagements, were adduced in support of the theory.
		In Scotland, Until it became probable that King James VI would be the successor of Queen Elizabeth, such a thing as a close political, indissoluble union was never thought about, or if it did enter the brains of some northern statesmen they took care never to give it expression.
		King James really did attempt in one way to unite both countries, but his base of operations, interfering with the religious liberty of the Scottish people, was wrong, and he adopted the old English theory of submission and conquest.
	www.forscotland.com /aou.html (7798 words)

	LEGAL ISSUES ON BURMA JOURNAL No
		In the final British annexation of Burma in 1885,5 the Burmese king and court had hardly any control over the areas north of the capital city of Mandalay.
		Moreover, an alliance of Shan princes, called the Limbin Confederacy, was poised to march on to the capital to overthrow King Thibaw (whose mother was Shan, the Hsipaw Princess).
		The relation of, say, the Shan State to the Burma State was similar to that between Scotland and England.
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/LIOB10-cty.htm (4103 words)

	CNN - Scotland's 'Stone of Scone' finds its way home - Nov. 15, 1996
		The Stone of Scone (pronounced skoon) left Scotland in shame in the hands of an English conqueror.
		The rock was fitted beneath the seat of a regal wooden chair, and it has been part of every British coronation since it was stolen, including that of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
		What the British government bills as a gesture of reconciliation is seen by some Scots as a political ploy by Prime Minister John Major to scrape up a few votes.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9611/15/stone.of.scone (393 words)

	Scotlands History - The Vikings in Scotland Nordic Invaders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Some settled in Scotland and in the Scottish islands, where their characteristic place-names survive on modern maps.
		In A.D. 839 Eoganan, King of the Picts, was killed fighting the Norsemen.
		In the same year, Kenneth became King of the Scots and by A.D. 844 he had organised a massacre of Pictish Chiefs to become Pictish King also.
	www.scotlandforvisitors.co.uk /history/vikings.php (328 words)

	The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The 16th Century: Topic 4: Texts and Contexts
		And frae that time furth, England and Scotland wull be but wan monarchy, and wull live under wan prince, and so Englishmen wull get thur prophesy fulfilled tae thur ain mischief.
		Those profane prophets and prophesies have affirmed them in their rusty rhyme that Scotland and England shall be under one prince.
		Cayphas of an evil intent spoke true prophesy, but yet he and the Jews interpreted it to the wrong sense, which was the cause of their own condemnation.
	www.wwnorton.com /nael/16century/topic_4/wedderburn.htm (1129 words)

	Find Bannockburn Battle Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
		Scottish King Robert the Bruce pursues the defeated army of the English King, Edward II on the second day of the Battle of Bannockburn (near Stirling castle, Scotland).
		Though proclaimed Scottish King and crowned at Scone, he is now not only a sworn enemy of the enemy of the English and the Comyns; but is also excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Clement V for committing murder on holy ground!
		By now there is also a new King, Edward III, on the throne of England (his father, Edward II having been deposed and murdered by conspirators).
	www.markchurms.com /battles-of-bannockburn-scotlands-scottish-battles-history-medieval-knights-artist-prints.html (1293 words)

	The life and times..... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Many of Scotlands kings and princes were resident there at various times.
		The Elgin Cathedral was founded in 1224 as the seat of the Diocese of Moray, which had previously been at Kinneddar, Birnie and Spynie.
		To the west of the city stands the artificial hill which was once the site of the Elgins Royal Castle which was occupied by King Edward I of England in 1296 during the Wars of Independence.
	www.angelfire.com /sc/allanrm/elgin.html (609 words)

	World Evangelism Before Jesus Comes
		The King of the Zulu’s came to Lagos to seek the Lord at Synagogue Church.
		One of the reasons the Zulu King came to the church was because of this very problem among the general population of the entire country.
		At the end of the meeting the king was asked three questions about the witness of those who had been healed of AIDs and HIV positive.
	www.theremnant.com /11-02-03.html (932 words)

	Mary Queen of Scots Scotland Tour
		King David I gifted the church to the Cathedral of St. Andrews in the year 1138.
		Founded as a monastery in 1128, the Palace of the Holyroodhouse is The Queen's official residence in Scotland.
		Her second marriage was unpopular and ended in murder and scandal; her third was even less popular and ended in forced abdication in favor of her infant son.
	www.scottishdreamtours.com /queenmary08.html (1614 words)

	Scottish History, Robert the Bruce from Laird Mac Sothis Scotlands Kings and Queens
		Although he was now King, he was not well supported by the nobles and so Scottish lands and castles remained in the hands of the English.
		Douglas joined the army of the King of Spain and while fighting a battle was killed.
		Scotland remembers him as "Good King Robert" and his triumph at Bannockburn is a rallying cry to Scots everywhere.
	www.mac-sothis.com /scottish-history/Robert-Bruce-King-Scotland.php (664 words)

	Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership
		Of the auctorite of the word of god agaynst the bisshop of london wherein are conteyned certen disputacyons had in the parlament howse betwene the bisshops a bowt the nomber of the sacramen[n]ts and other things, very necessary to be known, made by Alexa[n]der Alane Scot and sent to the duke of Saxon.
		King William and Queen Mary, conquerors, or, A discourse endeavouring to prove that Their Majesties have on their side, against the late king, the principal reasons that make conquest a good title shewing also how this is consistent with that declaration of Parliament, King James abdicated the government, andc.
		Wherein, many things, relating to the honour and happiness of the king (our most gracious soveraign) the honourable lords, the reverend judges, the citizens of London, and commons of all sorts, but especially, the bishops and clergy are most plainly, piously and pithily represented.
	www.lib.umich.edu /tcp/eebo/New_Text/New_Texts_November2005_full.html (14209 words)

	Scotlands Book of Romance
		For five years he had been the correspondent for the Jacobites in Scotland, and of his loyalty to the Prince there can be no doubt.
		He had been in the saddle for days, yet he was ready to ride across Scotland, to make a circuit which included Perthshire, Angus, Banff, and Nairn, and to return at once to the Prince with replies.
		He had been in Scotland for over a fortnight before his arrival was known in the military garrison at Fort William, which was no more than twenty-five miles over the hills from Borrodale; and indeed, Cope heard about it in Edinburgh almost as soon as they had an inkling of it at Fort William.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/charles/romance4.htm (7572 words)

	Failte Don Scotland
		Far from being stuck in the past, Scotland boasts cosmopolitan cities throbbing with life and vitality.
		The historic ‘Stone of Destiny’ - the stone which pillowed Jacob’s head as he dreamed his dream, later became the property of the migrating Celtic tribe who eventually settled in Scotland in AD 498 - was stolen from Scone by Edward 1 of England in 1296.
		Seven hundred years later the Government of Great Britain returned his ceremonial seat for the inauguration of Scots’ Kings to Scotland and it can now be seen on display in Edinburgh Castle.
	www.intstudy.com /articles/wc273a20.htm (711 words)

	knox scotland - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library
		Old King Fairhair, at the age of seventy, had another son, to whom was given...
		Christianity came to Scotland with Saint Ninian at the end of the fourth century and established...Bishop Kennedy, and across from it stands the pulpit of John Knox: testaments to the old Catholic faith and the new reformed one...
		It was the capital of Scotland from the 11th to the mid-15th cent.
	www.questia.com /search/knox-scotland (1627 words)

	Amazon.com: The Great Scot: A Novel of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's Legendary Warrior King: Books: Duncan A. Bruce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rebel King: Hammer of the Scots by Charles Randolph Bruce
		Turning to fiction, he tells the story of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's greatest king, from his unexpected victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, when the vastly outnumbered Scots routed the English forces, to the peaceful end of a long and eventful life.
		The narrator Bruce chooses is David Crawford, soldier and confidant of King Robert, and the form, the retired Crawford's memoir written from the vantage of his sixtieth year and on his estate in the Scottish Highlands.
	www.amazon.com /Great-Scot-Scotlands-Legendary-Warrior/dp/0312323964 (2236 words)

	The Ultimate King Arthur Web Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There has always been some mystery surrounding the burial place of King Arthur, but Scotland has a definite place for his grave, not far south of Edinburgh.
		Legend has it that Camelot was built on its crest and slopes, and that the Kings of Elfdom lived within the hill.
		Some sources say Sir Lancelot came from the Lothians, near Edinburgh, while Sir Gawain, son of Lot of Orkney, was one of the first of the knights of the Round Table, along with Sir Kay and Sir Pellinore.
	www.magicdragon.com /Wallace/arthur.html (1129 words)

	Find Scottish Military Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
		Scotland, June 24th, 1314 A.D. Robert Bruce "King of Scots", in his great helm, chain mail and mounted on his galloping warhorse, charges with his heavy knights against the disintegrating English Army of Edward II.
		Scotland, June 24th, 1314 A.D. English mounted Knights charge their armored war-horses, in vain, against a solid mass of Scottish spears.
		Robert Bruce, King of Scots, and his soldiers are victorious over the army of Edward II, on the second day of the Battle of Bannockburn.
	www.markchurms.com /scottish-battles-wallace-robert-bruce-highlanders-jacobites-pictures-paintings-prints.html (1031 words)

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