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	Kingdom of Strathclyde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strathclyde (Welsh: Ystrad Clud) was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period.
		Strathclyde's capital was at Dumbarton Rock, or Alt Cluid, on the Firth of Clyde.
		Strathclyde's independence effectively came to an end with the death of Ywain (Owen) the Bald, who died in 1018, when the dynasty of Kenneth f Alpin began to rule the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingdom_of_Strathclyde (884 words)

	Strathclyde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strathclyde was a British kingdom, while Argyll was the heartland of the (Irish) Scottish kingdom of Dalriada having been taken over, probably from Picts.
		In the context of the development of the history of Scotland and Wales, Strathclyde is the Kingdom of Strathclyde.
		Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strathclyde (345 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Strathclyde
		Following the departure of the Romans, the region became part of the kingdom of Strathclyde.
		Strathclyde, University of, institution of higher education in Glasgow, south-west central Scotland.
		Strathclyde, former administrative region, south-western Scotland, that was bounded on the north by Highland region, on the east by Central and...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Strathclyde.html (74 words)

	Surname History
		The kingdoms of Strathclyde and Rheged are the legendary lands of Arthur, fabled king of the Britons.
		None the less, the Strathclyde army defeated the Saxons and made its way to way to Gwynedd where their new king negotiated for a place to settle.
		The kingdom of Strathclyde finally disappeared altogether in1035, when Duncan, king of Strathclyde, ascended to the throne of Scotland and united the two kingdoms.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /ewhiteside/clan/surname.html (3193 words)

	Britons of Strathclyde
		An important kingdom in the history of Scotland is that of the Britons: specifically the Britons of Strathclyde.
		Strathclyde effectively merged with Scotland after Owen the Bald, fighting alongside the Scots, was killed at the Battle of Carham in 1018.
		That which was later called Strathclyde was based on the British tribal division of the Damnonii around Dumbarton, or Alcluith, “the Rock of the Clyde.” At its greatest extent, Strathclyde stretched as far south and southeast as to include Galloway and Cumbria.
	www.electricscotland.com /familytree/magazine/junjul2004/britons.htm (1124 words)

	Caledonia: A Light in the North
		Caledonia is divided among the following lands: the Kingdom of Alban, the Northern Islands, and the Borders, which include the Kingdom of Strathclyde, Galloway, and the northern portions of the Kingdom of Northumbria.
		Strathclyde is the last British kingdom in the north, centered on the great keep on Dumbarton Rock, a stronghold in which they successfully resisted the attacks of Picts, Scots, and Angles.
		Centuries ago it was part of the British kingdom of Rheged, but when that kingdom fell to the Angles it became something of a no-man's land, claimed by Strathclyde to the north, Northumbria to the east, and the Isle of Man (to which the heirs of Rheged had fled) to the south.
	www.bol.ucla.edu /~smartin/caledonia/caledonia.html (1811 words)

	The Law School :: The University Of Strathclyde :: Welcome
		Strathclyde University’s Law School is one of the leading research establishments in Scotland.
		As Strathclyde Law School celebrates 40 years of success this year, the LLM/PgDip in Construction Law is celebrating its 10th birthday with the appointment of new course director, Brandon Nolan.
		According to The Times newspaper, Strathclyde Law School is the best Law School in Scotland and one of the top 20 Law Schools in the UK (of which there are about 60).
	www.law.strath.ac.uk (763 words)

	Kings of Strathclyde
		One of the kingdoms of Scotland that arose at the end of the Roman occupation of Britain was that of Strathclyde.
		In 1034, the Kingdom of Strathclyde was formally merged with that of Alba, and Scotland was formally born, albeit at this time without the Western Isles and the Orkneys and Shetland which were still under Norse rule.
		This marks the end of Strathclyde as an independent state, and a year later King Donald II was to exile the British royal family, who fled to north Wales.
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/strathclyde/localkings.htm (2109 words)

	The forming of Scotland
		He was to be the last King of Strathclyde, for on the death of King Malcolm II of Alba in 1034, he also succeeded to that throne, thus joining the two kingdoms as one; Scotland.
		In order to realise the amalgamation of the Kingdom of Strathclyde with that of the Kingdom of Alba, an understanding of the political events preceding it is required.
		The Scotland of the sixth century was a land of four distinct peoples:- the Britons of Strathclyde; the Scots of Dalriada; the Picts of Caledonia; and the newcoming Angles of Northumbria who advanced into the Lothians.
	www.templum.freeserve.co.uk /history/Scotland/alba.htm (967 words)

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		The main problem is the old kingdom of Strathclyde, not part of Scotland which juts dangerously into Harald’s territory.
		He states that ‘the proud people of Strathclyde will no longer stand for foreign princes ruling over them’ He soon acquires a large following of native Strathclyders and is joined by a number of disaffected Scots annoyed with Malcolm’s marriage to Margaret and his donation of Strathclyde to Edgar.
		At a gathering of the lords of Strathclyde he is acclaimed as King.
	www.angelfire.com /weird2/althistx/va2.html (1100 words)

	Republic of Strathclyde
		Strathclyde's heads of state no longer has the power to deprive a Strathclyde citizen of his citizenship for inactivity.
		The King founded the micronation of Strathclyde under the premise that if the whole of Scotland cannot attain independence from rule at Westminster then at least part of her will and the rest can join later.
		The King works to ensure that he represents all Strathclyde citizens and enjoy a constitutional government free from corruption, which listens to the People and is accountable.
	strathclyde2.homestead.com /Kingdom_of_Strathclyde_treaties.html (482 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Wales: A Sense of Wales
		Composed either in the northern kingdom of Strathclyde (in present day southwest Scotland, soon to be overrun by invaders from Ireland, speaking Gaelic), or in a north Wales kingdom, the earliest Welsh-language poems are part of what is known as the heroic tradition.
		A new theory is that these kingdoms were in northern Wales, the confusion arising out of Geoffrey of Monmouth's identification of Britannia with the whole of Britain instead of with Wales alone.
		Most historians think that, apart from the area now known as Wales, the British (Brythonic) kingdoms that survived in the north and west were Rheged, Gododdin and Strathclyde (in present-day Scotland).
	www.britannia.com /wales/whist2.html (716 words)

	Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland - The Kingdom of the Picts: Christianity, Paganism and the Making of Gaelic Scotland
		Just north of Strathclyde, in the region now known as Argyle, lay the kingdom of the Scots of Dal Riada, Scots being a generic term for these recent Erainnian immigrants.
		Dominating the whole region was the kingdom of the Cruithne of Alba.
		The time was the beginning of the seventh century A.D. The kingdom of the Northumbrian Angles occupied the eastern Lowlands southwards starting with Edinburgh: Its northern half was the sub-kingdom of Beornicia.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/cairney/24.htm (311 words)

	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		Owen the Bald, the last King of Strathclyde, died at the Battle of Carham in 1018, and Strathclyde was absorbed into the Kingdom of Scots.
		In the Dark Ages, the Kingdom of Strathclyde, with its capital at Dumbarton, spread south from the river Clyde to cover much of south-west Scotland.
		Duncan governed Strathclyde and when he succeeded Malcolm II, Strathclyde became part of the emerging Scottish Kingdom.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Dumbarton&offset=30 (834 words)

	Clan SNODGRASS
		Strathclyde was never conquered by the Saxons who took Northumbria (the NE corner of England) part of which was east of the Clyde as it turns southward through Ayrshire, now known as Midlothian, Scotland.
		There are numerous histories of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which was incorporated into Scotland centuries later.
		St. Patrick of fame as the Bishop of Ireland was born and raised in the Dumbarton area of Strathclyde and was a Brythonic Celt and not a Gaedelic Celt such as the “native” Irish.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/stoz/snodgra2.html (4164 words)

	St David's Day (March 1st) - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
		The Kingdom of Strathclyde may well have been a kingdom of the Britons in the north but, as a Roman province, the Romano-Britons flourished in southern England until the coming of Hengist and Horsa, the Jutish guests of King Vortigern.
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	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=1693943 (1629 words)

	Early Inhabitants
		Most of the nobles of Strathclyde fled to their kin in north Wales and the common people of the area around Overtoun became subjects of a descendent of the Scottish kings who finally united lowland Scotland into one kingdom in the middle of the 11th century.
		As capital of the Briton kingdom of Strathclyde, Dumbarton is a possible candidate for Camelot the seat of King Arthur.
		Weakened by these attacks, the Kingdom of Strathclyde succumbed to the onslaught of the Scottish tribe from Ireland, from whom Scotland got its name, and the Picts from northern Scotland, united under the great king Kenneth MacAlpin.
	www.overtounhouse.com /early.html (562 words)

	The Buchanan Clan Homepage - Clan Galbraith History
		GALBRAITH: Rendered in Gaelic, "Mac a' Bhreatnnaich" (son of the Briton), this description is in accord with the fact that the name is associated from an early date with the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde which had its capital at Dumbarton ('The fortress of the Britons').
		Lord Strathclydes’ family used the motto “AB OBICE SUAVIOR” which is said to be “Gentler Because of the Obstruction.” The Galbraith-Culcreuch Association also used this same version of the Clan Galbraith motto on their letterhead and correspondence.
		It is conjectured that their early chiefs were of the royal house of Strathclyde and by such ancestry they had close affinity with, or married into, the family of the Celtic Earls of Lennox.
	members.cox.net /buch311/clangal.html (1184 words)

	British Archaeology, no 27, September 1997: Features
		The final chapter in the history of the last surviving British kingdom in Scotland— the Kingdom of Strathclyde — has long been shrouded in obscurity.
		It now seems more likely that the British kings of Strathclyde — their names, contained in king-lists, remain British, not Norse— intermarried with the Manx dynasty, as the coastal rulers of Wales and Ireland are known to have done.
		The Norse kings of Man were the dominant political force in the Irish Sea during the 9th and 10th centuries, and the similarities between Govan and the Tynwald suggest a strong Norse influence in Strathclyde at the time.
	www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba27/ba27feat.html (2934 words)

	Hilton Strathclyde Bellshill, Scotland, United Kingdom - Hilton Strathclyde Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting Planning Weddings Wedding Reception and Event Planning
		A Hilton Strathclyde conference center is one of many conference centers in Bellshill, Scotland, United Kingdom.
		A Hilton Strathclyde wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
		The Hilton Strathclyde is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
	www.meetingforce.com /hilton-strathclyde-hotel-31h392.html (788 words)

	Discover the best of Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley heritage with Historic Scotland
		Dumbarton was the centre of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde from the 5th century until 1018.
		Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site where St Kentigern, or Mungo, the first bishop within the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde, was thought to have been buried in AD 612.
		Rothesay Castle had a long and close association with the Stewart Kings of Scotland.
	www.visitscotland.com /aboutscotland/explorebymap/features/hsexploreglasgow (359 words)

	Kingdom of Strathclyde
		The name Strathclyde was known in the dark ages when the Briton established a Kingdom based on the natural fortress of Dumbarton Rock.
		The Kingdom of Strathclyde stretched down to the Solway where it joined with three others to form the Kingdom of Scotland.
		Strathclyde is a region immersed in contrasts, it has some of the most splendid scenery in the world and some of the bleakest man made landscapes.
	www.durhamcitycoaches.co.uk /Mayfair%20Tours/mayfair%20tour%20strathclyde%20body.htm (390 words)

	Strathclyde Homes Limited - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		Strathclyde Homes is a builder of both residential and commercial properties.
		Since the company sold its first homes in 1988, it has ventured into a small portfolio of commercial developments with further plans to develop across the country.
		Get more info on Strathclyde Homes with a DandB Report.
	hoovers.com /strathclyde-homes/--ID__136178--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (187 words)

	history.htm
		The original centre of power in Strathclyde was at Dumbarton Rock (meaning 'fort of the Britons'), which was recognised as one of the most important places in early medieval Britain.
		The Doomster Hill formerly stood near Govan Cross and is believed to be one of the principal administrative and legal centres of the kingdom of Strathclyde.
		The kingdom came into existence in the 6th century AD and continued as a distinct political entity until the 11th century.
	www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk /MultimediaStudentProjects/97-98/9335081c/govan/history.htm (239 words)

	University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom) Departments and faculties
		University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom) Departments and faculties
		The evolution of the University of Strathclyde is complex.
		Shortly afterwards, in 1964, the enlarged Royal College was granted the Royal Charter and became the University of Strathclyde.
	www.getcited.org /inst/150967 (477 words)

	Alfred the Great, King of England
		The British kingdom of Strathclyde still existed in the north west, and in the far north of Scotland the Picts and Scots were united under one crown.
		The Welsh princes held all of Wales, including those principalities of Powys, Gwynedd, Gwent, Morgannwg, Dfyed, etc. The Danelaw was divided into the Kingdom of York in the north, Danish Mercia in the middle, and East Anglia in the south east.
		King Æthelred died this year after Easter, and was succeeded in all kingdoms by Alfred.
	www.ghg.net /shetler/oldimp/393.html (511 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Cynthia Whidden Green: Saint Kentigern, Apostle to Strathclyde: A critical analysis of a northern saint
		The history of the kingdom of Strathclyde, from the withdrawal of the Roman legions until its eventual annexation into the medieval kingdom of Scotland in the eleventh century, is filled with obscure references, unknown names, and little documentation in the way of written sources.
		Patrick, a native of either Strathclyde or Solway, was the son of a deacon and the grandson of a priest.
		According to Bede, the traditional date for the foundation of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia is 547, and its stronghold on the rock of Bamburgh threatened the territory of the British kingdom of Gododdin.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/CynthiaWhiddenGreen-SaintKentigern1998.html (18872 words)

	KU: Office of Study Abroad
		Strathclyde is noted for the high quality of its scientific teaching and research.
		Founded in 1796 during the Scottish Enlightenment, the University of Strathclyde enrolls about 18,000 students in five schools.
		Online Course Catalog: http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/SCLS/ug_leaflets.html; KU course equivalencies for The University of Strathclyde
	www.ku.edu /~osa/programs/semester/united_kingdom_gbdx/strathclyde.shtml (243 words)

	webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
		He conquered the neighboring kingdoms of Kent, Cornwall, and Mercia, and by 830 he was also acknowledged as sovereign of East Anglia, Sussex, Surrey, and Northumbria and was given the title of Bretwalda (Anglo-Saxon, "ruler of the British").
		The invaders set up kingdoms of their own, and by the early seventh century England was split into the seven warring kingdoms of the Heptarchy.
		The Danes submitted formally in 918, and soon thereafter the sovereignty of Edward was acknowledged by the North Welsh, the Scots, the Northumbrians, and the Welsh of Strathclyde.
	www.bementfamily.com /webged/bement.wbg/wga27.html (8149 words)

	Corvus '99 - Dumbarton Rock
		From at least the fifth century AD, until 1018, it was the center of the independent British kingdom of Strathclyde.
		In 870 AD, its inhabitants endured a four-month siege before surrendering to the Vikings.
	members.aol.com /felisculpa/dum.htm (306 words)

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