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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Kingdom of Scotland was united in 843, by King Kenneth I of Scotland, and is thus one of the oldest still-existing countries in the world.
Scotland's territorial extent is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
Scottish sundial — the renaissance sundials of Scotland.
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 Scotland
Scotland's only land border is with England, and runs for 96 kilometres (60 miles) between the River Tweed on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west.
The territorial extent of Scotland is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
The population of the Scotland in the 2001 census was 5,062,011.
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A fleur-de-lis gules.* One of the badges of the royal House of STUART, tincture uncertain, NDNP.
Argent, a fess gules, in chief a lion passant azure, armed and langued Or.# NYA.
Arms of Dominion of Loval Prefecture, F.S. Beretaur.
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 British Royal Family Arms
The Arms of Scotland, a red lion rearing on its hind legs inside a red border, are in the second quarter, and the Arms of Ireland's golden harp with silver strings on a blue background - are in the third quarter.
The Royal Arms were also used to symbolise the King's authority and, after Henry VIII became Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1534, they began to appear in churches, representing the connection between the monarch and the church.
As a woman she could not succeed to the throne of Hanover, so the shield of pretence was omitted from her Arms Apart from changes in the initials of the Sovereign, the Royal Arms have remained the same ever since.
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 Royal Banner of Scotland (United Kingdom)
The Royal Arms of Scotland are "or, a lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure, within a double tressure flory-counter-flory of the second".
The incident referred to was a Royal Warrant signed by George V on 3 September 1934 allowing the use of the Red Lion as 'a mark of loyalty,' (because of the forthcoming Jubilee celebrations).
It's been known for generations that the royal tressure is a mark of royalty - in the case of the Lyon family, it recalls the marriage between Sir John Lyon of Glamis and the Lady Jean, daughter of King Robert II.
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 Flags of the Royal Family, United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Scotland 1st and 4th, England 2nd and Ireland 3rd, with Unicorn supporters bearing lances flying the Andrew flag and the Scots Royal Standard (respectively dexter and sinister).
A royal standard with the bordure ermine should be interpreted as the Royal standard with a bordure white, with 10 ermine spots and is used by other members of the royal family who don't have their own flag.
It is the Royal Standard with the white label with three pendants, with a heart-shield of Wales ensigned with a prince's coronet.
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 Scotland Information Center - map of scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was united in 843, by King Kenneth I of Scotland, and is thus one of the oldest still-existing hiking scotland countries in the world.
Scotland existed as an independent state until 1 May 1707, scotland mechanical engineers 'earthlink.com' info when the 1707 Act of Union merged Scotland with the Kingdom of England to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Scotland's territorial extent is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty glasgow scotland of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
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 History of the Monarchy > Descendants of Malcom III > William I
He was released by the terms of the Treaty of Falaise of 8 December 1174, having been forced to agree to do homage to Henry II 'for Scotland and for all his other lands', and surrender key Scottish castles such as Edinburgh and Stirling.
William established royal burghs in eastern Scotland up to the Moray Firth, and extended the use of sheriffs in the same area.
In 1192, the Pope granted a Bull to William that recognised the separate identity of the Scottish Church (previously the Church in Scotland had been brought under the authority of the Archbishop of York), and its independence of all ecclesiastical authorities apart from Rome.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page112.asp   (371 words)

  
 Royal Arms of Britain
The arms of England (gules three lions passant guardant or) are known since their appearance on Richard Lionheart's second great seal, although he is believed to have used either a lion rampant or two lions affrontes before that (as shown on his first seal), and his father Henry II to have used a lion rampant.
The quarter of France was a semy of fleurs-de-lys or (see the discussion of French royal arms) and changed to three fleurs-de-lys in 1405 or 1406 to reflect French practice.
The Act of Union united the kingdoms of England and Scotland; this union was signified by a rearrangement of the arms.
www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/royalarm.htm   (2235 words)

  
 The FEUDAL HERALD - March 1999
Arms are the "ensigns of nobility" and, in Shakespeare's day, as during the preceding centuries, the specific rank of gentleman (i.e.
We used to issue them in Scotland to nobles about to travel abroad, to ensure they be "received and treated in all places and among all nobles as nobles in the noblesse of Scotland" (a clause still used in a Scottish grant of arms), but it is a practice more usual in continental Europe.
That arms are the ensigns of nobility has been recognised in the laws of England and of Scotland (as in many other countries without the same continuity) from the Middle Ages.
www.baronage.co.uk /nl/nl-01-03.htm   (4564 words)

  
 Scotland - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The flag of Scotland — the Saltire — is thought to be the oldest national flag still in use.
Historically, from roughly the end of the 14th century, Scotland began to show a split into two cultural areas — the mainly Scots, or English, speaking Lowlands, and the mainly Gaelic-speaking Highlands.
General Register Office for Scotland - responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland
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 McClintock Coat of Arms
The Royal Arms of Scotland is a red lion on a gold field.
From these functions they became men well versed in the different coats of arms and were entrusted with the registering and record keeping of the different coats used by individuals and families.
We may surmise that the arms were of a Scottish gentlemen of courage and strength who serves the King militarily.
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 Scotland Royalty - Scottish Genealogy of the Kings & Queens Royal Family Trees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This family line is the most ancient in Scotland's royal history, all of the successive Kings and Queens of Scotland are descended from this family root.
The Royal Descendants of King Malcolm often were embittered with each other over the succession of the Scottish Crown, this resulted in a feud between Robert The Bruce "The Competitor" and John Bailiol whom Sir William Wallace died supporting as the rightful heir to the throne.
England apparently was not as forthcoming as France and Scotland was in sending their Knights and Noblemen to fight for the Christian Crusades, and England had often been reprimanded by Rome to cease squandering their resources fighting their neighbors and to instead concentrate their attention to the spreading of the Christian Faith.
www.scotlandroyalty.com   (1777 words)

  
 SCOTTISH FOOT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Note that on the Colonel's Color, the arms display Scotland in the first and fourth quarters, with England and France in the second and fourth quarters--the reverse of the English arms.
Curiously, they omit the arms of Ireland, though the color of the Fourth Captain's Company is a banner of the Irish arms.
A typical example of the style followed for colonel's colors of Scottish foot regiments, it displays the national symbols of Scotland (the Cross of St. Andrew and the thistle) along with a Covenant motto.
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 The Royal Arms of Scotland
The Scottish version of the Royal Coat of Arms shows the lion of Scotland in the first and fourth quarters, with that of England being in the second.
The mottoes read 'In defence' and 'No one will attack me with impunity'.
From the times of the Stuart kings, the Scottish quarterings have been used for official purposes in Scotland (for example, on official buildings and official publications)
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