About the historical Kingdom of Scotland 843 1707 the modern country Scotland Infobox Former Country conventional long name Kingdom of Scotland br small R oghachd na h Alba spaces 2 resize 75 Scottish ... of Scotland symbol type Royal Coat of arms image map Kingdom of Scotland.PNG image map caption Location of the Kingdom of Scotland in Europe . national motto SMALL In My Defens God Me Defend Scots language ... began to have increased influence in Scotland from the mid 16th century. The Kingdom of Scotland Scottish ... Scotland with England in a personal union . In 1707, the two kingdoms were united to form the Kingdom ... of the Northern Isles from the Kingdom of Norway in 1472 the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland ... Sea to the southwest. Apart from the mainland, the Kingdom of Scotland consisted of over 790 List of islands ... 129 ref History Main History of Scotland The Kingdom of Scotland was united in 843 by King Cin ed ... Forth Forth . Other nearby parts remained independent from Scotland, such as the Kingdom of Strathclyde .... ISBN 978 1406725797. ref expanding the Kingdom of Scotland as far south as the River Tweed . This remains ... subscription to trade with Africa and the Indies. By the early eighteenth century, Scotland was a kingdom ... Main Parliament of Scotland Monarchs of Scotland Image Kingdom of Scotland Map.PNG thumb left 160px Kingdom of Scotland in the 16th century Celtic Kingship The political structure of Scotland was historically ... to succeed to the Scottish crown from that of Kingdom of England England , if it so wished. Many in Scotland ... like France or the Dutch Republic . Such an alignment could result in attacks from Scotland, Kingdom ... thereby creating the Kingdom of Great Britain . The Acts incorporated provisions for Scotland to send ..., showing the apostle bound to an X shaped cross, first appears in the Kingdom of Scotland in 1180 ... for a banner incorporating the flags of the Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of England . In 1606 ... Kingdom of Great Britain . First used by William I of Scotland King William I in the 12th ... more details
Infobox election election name United Kingdom general election, 2005 country Scotland type parliamentary ongoing no previous election 2001 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland previous year 2001 previous mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001 next election 2010 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland next year 2010 next mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 seats for election All Scottish Westminster constituencies from 2005 59 Scottish seats to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons elected mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2005 Members elected election date ... Party UK These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005 for the country of Scotland . The election was held on 5 May 2010 and all 59 seats in Scotland were contested. This was the first ... of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The Boundary Commissions United Kingdom Boundary Commission for Scotland ... United Kingdom General Election Results In Scotland, 2005 ... figure title Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister posttitle Subsequent Prime Minister ... by the Scotland Act 1998 , the target electorate population size of Westminster Parliamentary seats in Scotland was adjusted to bring it in line with England s constituencies. Before this reform Scotland ..., which had been intended to compensate Scotland for its status as a nation, its lower population ... altered boundaries. File 2005 UK General Election in Scotland Before and After.png thumb left 350px ... html region 7.stm title Election 2005 & 124 Results & 124 Scotland publisher BBC News date 2005 ... Election results, 7 June 2001 format PDF date accessdate 2009 07 21 ref Results in Scotland for Labour ... Scotland and approximately 6 of the vote in West Scotland. Labour s vote declined the most in the Edinburgh area and in the north of Scotland where Labour lost all of its rural seats . The Conservative ... more details
Infobox election election name United Kingdom general election, 2001 country Scotland type parliamentary ongoing no previous election United Kingdom general election, 1997 previous year 1997 previous mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1997 next election 2005 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland next year 2005 next mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2005 seats for election All Scottish Westminster constituencies 1997 to 2005 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons elected mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001 Members elected election date Start date 2001 06 07 df yes Labour image1 File TonyBlairBasra.JPG 110px leader1 Tony Blair leader since1 Labour Party UK leadership election, 1994 21 July 1994 party1 Labour Party UK last election1 56 Seats seats before1 56 seats1 56 seat change1 0 UK seats1 413 popular vote1 1,017,226 percentage1 43.9 swing1 decrease 1.7 Liberal Democrats image2 File Charles Kennedy.jpg 110px leader2 Charles Kennedy leader since2 9 August 1999 party2 Liberal Democrats last election2 10 Seats seats before2 10 seats2 10 seat ... center 58.2 align center 13.1 References Reflist Category 2001 elections in the United Kingdom United Kingdom General Election Results In Scotland, 2001 ... seats5 166 map image map size map caption title Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister ... Tony Blair after party Labour Party UK These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2001 for the country of Scotland . The election was held on 7 June 2001 and all 72 seats in Scotland ... the results of the UK general election in Scotland. ref Cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk hi english static vote2001 results constituencies uk breakdown scotland full 1.stm title Election 2001 & 124 Results & 124 Scotland publisher BBC News date 2001 08 14 accessdate 2011 11 03 ref class wikitable ... more details
UK These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2010 for the country of Scotland . The election was held on 6 May 2010 and all 59 seats in Scotland were contested. There were no seat changes from the United Kingdom general election, 2005 2005 General Election , although Labour ... United Kingdom General Election Results In Scotland, 2010 ...Infobox election election name United Kingdom general election, 2010 ref name BBCRes http news.bbc.co.uk 1 shared election2010 results Election 2010 United Kingdom National Results BBC News ref country Scotland type parliamentary ongoing no previous election 2005 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland previous year 2005 previous mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2005 next election Next United Kingdom general election next year Next next mps MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 56th seats for election All Scottish Westminster constituencies from 2005 59 Scottish seats to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons elected mps List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 Members elected election date ... Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister posttitle Subsequent Prime Minister before election ... as well as the European Parliament election, 2009 United Kingdom 2009 European Election . They had ... down as an MP because he wanted to focus more on his job as First Minister of Scotland . In the election ... Glasgow East constituency. The Scottish Labour Party has held the majority of seats in Scotland in every ... North South divide in British politics, where Scotland and the North of England tend to return mostly ... of the Exchequer Chancellor Alistair Darling . In the election, the Labour Party in Scotland ... Fife constituencies giving them 41 out of 59 seats in Scotland. The Scottish Conservative Party has not held the majority of Scottish seats in a general election since United Kingdom general election ... more details
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The Kingdom could refer to The Kingdom, a nickname for County Kerry in Ireland and Fife in Scotland County Kerry Media The Kingdom , newspaper published in Killarney The Kingdom, an apocalyptic Christian movement founded by Frank Sandford The Kingdom TV miniseries The Kingdom TV miniseries , a Danish television miniseries by Lars von Trier Kingdom Hospital , a 2004 American television miniseries The Kingdom comic book The Kingdom comic book , a DC Comics story and comic book limited series The Kingdom Elgar The Kingdom Elgar , an oratorio by Edward Elgar composed in 1903 The Kingdom film The Kingdom film , a 2007 film The land between the cities in Assassins Creed , referring to the countryside of the Kingdom of Jerusalem A popular nightclub in Burlington, Ontario Burlington, Ontario, Canada closed January 13, 2008 The Kingdom album The Kingdom album , a 2012 studio album released by Starfield band Starfield band See also King disambiguation Kingdom disambiguation disambig ar fr The Kingdom it The Kingdom nl The Kingdom pt The Kingdom ... more details
wiktionary ScotlandScotland is a country in Europe. Scotland may also refer to the Kingdom of Scotland , the sovereign Scottish state from 843 1707 Scotland European Parliament constituency Scotland , the team sent by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games Scotland , the Scotland national football team Scotland , the Scotland national rugby union team Scotland , the Scotland national rugby league team Scotland , the Scotland national basketball team Scotland , the Scottish cricket team Scotland , any other Scottish national sports team, see List of national sports teams of Scotland Places in Australia Scotland Island, New South Wales Places in Canada Scotland, Ontario Places in the United KingdomScotland, Berkshire , a hamlet near Chapel Row Scotland, Leicestershire , a hamlet near Breedon on the Hill Scotland, Lincolnshire , a hamlet near Ingoldsby Scotland Street, Suffolk Scotland, West Yorkshire , a hamlet near Hebden Bridge Places in the United States Scotland, Arkansas Scotland, Connecticut Scotland, Florida Scotland, Georgia Scotland, Indiana Scotland, Maryland Scotland, Missouri Scotland, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated place in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Scotland, South Dakota Scotland, Texas Scotland, Virginia Scotland County, Missouri Scotland County, North Carolina Scotland Neck, North Carolina Scotland Run , a river in New Jersey People Jason Scotland , a Trinidad and Tobago footballer Joe Scotland , Negro league baseball player Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal , a Labour Party life peer Other uses Scotland The Goodies Scotland The Goodies , an episode of The Goodies Scotland, Pa. , a 2002 movie based on Shakespeare s Macbeth See also Scotia New Scotland disambiguation Scotland Yard disambiguation geo ca Scotland cy Scotland de Scotland es Scotland desambiguaci n fr Scotland it Scotland nl Scotland pl Scotland pt Scotland ru vo Scotland ... more details
08 24 work 10 Downing Street quote The United Kingdom is made up of four countries England, Scotland ... of Scotland Main article Geography of ScotlandScotland is a constituent country of the United Kingdom . See Countries of the United Kingdom . Population of Scotland 5,168,000 small 2008 est small Area of Scotland 78 772 km 30,414 square miles , roughly 30 of the area of the United Kingdom ... 1999 Judicial Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Courts of Scotland List of courts in Scotland Crown ... government in Scotland History of Scotland main History of Scotland History of the United Kingdom List of battles between Scotland and England Battles between Scotland and England Kingdom of Scotland ... Timeline of prehistoric Scotland Declaration of Arbroath List of monarchs of ScotlandKingdom of Scotland ... in the United KingdomScotland and Dependencies Cathedrals in Scotland List of castles in Scotland ... of companies of Scotland Companies of Scotland Currency of the United Kingdom Pound sterling Pound ... dmoz Regional Europe United KingdomScotland wikitravel Scotland Lists by country Outline footer ...double image right Flag of Scotland.svg 180 Lionrampant.svg 180 Flag of Scotland Royal Standard of Scotland File Scotland in the UK and Europe.svg thumb 220px center Location of Scotland dark green center in the Europe European continent light green & dark grey br in the United Kingdom light green File Scotland topographic map en.jpg thumb 220px Enlargeable relief map of Scotland The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ScotlandScotland &ndash country that is Countries of the United Kingdom part of the United Kingdom . ref http www.statistics.gov.uk geography uk ... quote SCT Scotland country ref Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain , it shares ... Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over List of islands of Scotland 790 islands ref name Scottish Executive cite web title Scottish Executive Resources work ... more details
Wiktionary kingdomKingdom may refer to Monarchy Kingdom biology , a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom of God , a foundational concept in the three Abrahamic religions Kingdom Holding Company , a Saudi investment company Kingdom comics Kingdom comics , a comic series by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson published in the weekly 2000 AD Kingdom album Kingdom album , an album by Koda Kumi Kingdom song Kingdom song , a song by David Gahan Kingdom TV series Kingdom TV series , a British television drama starring Stephen Fry Kingdom director , a Japanese adult video director Kingdoms board game Kingdoms board game , a board game by Reiner Knizia Petty kingdomKingdom manga Kingdom manga , a Japanese manga Park Yong Wook , also known as Kingdom , a professional Korean StarCraft player. See also The Kingdom disambiguation Isambard Kingdom Brunel , English engineer disambiguation ast Reinu ca Regne es Reino eo Regno eu Erreinu fr R gne gl Reino ia Regno disambiguation it Kingdom he nl Koninkrijk ja oc R gne pl Kr lestwo pt Kingdom ru fi Kingdom th ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1985 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 1983 in Scotland 1983 1984 in Scotland 1984 1985 1986 in Scotland 1986 1987 in Scotland 1987 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century style background color f3f3f3 align center small See also small align center 1984 85 in Scottish football align center 1985 86 in Scottish football style text align center 1985 in Scottish television Events from 1985 in Scotland Incumbents further2 Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 Events 10 September Scotland national football team manager Jock Stein , 62, collapses and dies from a heart attack at the end of his team s 1 1 draw with Wales national football team Wales at Ninian Park , Cardiff , which secured Scotland s place in the FIFA World Cup 1986 World Cup qualification playoff. ref http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi scotland 4221034.stm Remembering Jock Stein BBC News, accessed 9 December 2011 ref 20 November The Scotland national football team , managed on an interim basis by Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen boss Alex Ferguson , beat Australia national football team Australia 2 0 in the World Cup qualifying play off first leg at Hampden Park with goals from Davie Cooper who scored in the game against Wales two months ago and the debutant Frank McAvennie . ref http www.londonhearts.com scotland games 19851120.html ref See also 1985 in the United Kingdom References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1985 In Scotland Category 1985 in ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1987 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 1985 in Scotland 1985 1986 in Scotland 1986 1987 1988 in Scotland 1988 1989 in Scotland 1989 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century style background color f3f3f3 align center small See also small align center 1986 87 in Scottish football align center 1987 88 in Scottish football style text align center 1987 in Scottish television Events from 1987 in Scotland Incumbents further2 Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 Events 20 May The Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. Scotland Act 1987 and the Criminal Justice Scotland Act 1987 both receive the Royal Assent. 11 June United Kingdom general election, 1987 General election The Conservative Party UK Conservatives win just 10 of the 72 constituencies in Scotland, but are re elected to power due to the scale of their election victory in England. Among the new MPs elected is Alex Salmond who gained Banff and Buchan UK Parliament constituency Banff and Buchan for the SNP from the Conservatives. 27 August Robert Maclennan , MP for Caithness and Sutherland , replaces David Owen as leader of the Social Democratic Party UK Social Democratic Party . ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories august 27 newsid 2535000 2535933.stm title Maclennan replaces Owen in SDP publisher BBC accessdate 2007 07 02 date 1987 08 27 ref See also 1987 in the United Kingdom References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1987 In Scotland Category 1987 in Scotland ... more details
PoliticsScotland Merge to Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 date September 2011 Scotland Forward styled Scotland FORward was a coalition of organisations and individuals who campaigned for a Yes Yes vote in the Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 devolution referendums of 1997 called by the recently elected Westminster Labour Government. At the time Scotland Forward was established, the Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Conservatives were in power at Parliament of the United Kingdom Westminster , who were strongly opposed to Scottish devolution in the main, and who also had declining representation in Scotland . The Scottish Labour Party , Scottish Liberal Democrats , Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party lent their support to the campaign, which anticipated a change of government, as well as many others. When the Labour Party won the United Kingdom general election, 1997 General Election of 1997 , referendums for Scotland and Wales as an integral part of their platform. Scotland Forward campaigned for a Yes vote on the creating of a parliament, and a Yes vote to it having tax raising powers. Both referendums won Yes votes, and a Scottish parliament was duly established. See also Scottish Constitutional Convention , which ran parallel to Scotland Forward and had much in common with it. Category Political history of Scotland Category 1997 in Scotland Category 1997 in politics Category Cross party campaigns Category Devolution in the United Kingdom Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Scotland org stub Scotland poli stub ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1989 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 1987 in Scotland 1987 1988 in Scotland 1988 1989 1990 in Scotland 1990 1991 in Scotland 1991 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century style background color f3f3f3 align center small See also small align center 1988 89 in Scottish football align center 1989 90 in Scottish football style text align center 1989 in Scottish television Events from 1989 in Scotland Incumbents further2 Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 Events 4 January A memorial service is held for the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie air disaster, including 11 from Lockerbie itself, two weeks ago. 30 March The Claim of Right 1989 Claim of Right is signed at the General Assembly Hall, on the Mound in Edinburgh, by 58 of Scotland s 72 Members of Parliament. 10 July Mo Johnston becomes the first Roman Catholic player to sign for Rangers F.C. Rangers , the Scottish league champions, when he completes a 1.5million move from the France French club Nantes . To add controversy to the move, Johnston was a player for their city rivals Celtic F.C. Celtic from 1984 to 1987. ref http www.sporting heroes.net football heroes displayhero club.asp?HeroID 37092 Maurice Johnston sporting heroes.net, accessed 4 December 2011 ref 15 November Scotland national football team Scotland achieves qualification for the FIFA World Cup. See also 1989 in the United Kingdom References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1989 In Scotland Category 1989 in Scotland ... more details
The office of Butler of Scotland lang la Pincerna Regis , was a court position in the Kingdom of Scotland during the High Middle Ages . Office holders incomplete date August 2011 Ranulf I de Soules ref Balfour Paul, vol III, p 555 ref William II de Haya ref Ibidem , p 555 ref William II de Soules References Notes reflist Sources James Balfour Paul Balfour Paul, Sir James , Scots Peerage IX vols. Edinburgh 1905. http www.archive.org details scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft Category Great Officers of State of Scotland Category Political office holders in Scotland Category Lists of Scottish people Category Positions within the British Royal Household Category Medieval Scotland Category History of ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1703 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1701 in Scotland 1701 1702 in Scotland 1702 1703 1704 in Scotland 1704 1705 in Scotland 1705 Events from the year 1703 in the Kingdom of Scotland . Events April the Edinburgh Fire Brigade is formed. ref cite web url http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk usfeatures timeline to1740.html title Undiscovered Scotland, timeline accessdate 2008 01 06 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080121114335 http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk usfeatures timeline to1740.html archivedate 21 January 2008 Added by DASHBot ref Births 5 January James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton died 1743 in Great Britain 1743 Deaths 15 February Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian born 1636 in Scotland 1636 6 May John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl born 1631 in Scotland 1631 25 September Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll born 1658 in Scotland 1658 References Reflist Category 1703 in Scotland Category Years of the 18th century in ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
class infobox id toc align left 1700s in Scotland 1700s 1710s 1720s in Scotland 1720s Incumbents List of Scottish monarchs Monarch of Scotland See List of British monarchs Duke of Rothesay , Prince of Scotland Prince and Great Steward of Scotland and etc. George II of Great Britain George Augustus , Prince of Wales, 1714 1727 Events 1710 in Scotland 1710 1711 in Scotland 1711 1712 in Scotland 1712 1713 in Scotland 1713 1714 August 1 George Ludwig, Elector of Hanover, succeeds his distant relative Queen Anne of Great Britain Anne as King George I of Great Britain . This event becomes the catalyst to the Jacobite rising s. 1715 September Former Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay James Francis Edward Stuart and his supporters launch the Jacobite rising The Rebellion.2FRising of 1715 .28.27The Fifteen.27.29 First Jacobite uprising in an effort to reclaim the throne of Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain for the House of Stuart . 1716 February 4 The Old Pretender James Stuart flees to France after the failure of the Rebellion against the House of Hanover . November 1 The British Parliament passed the Disarming Act in an effort to prevent future rebellions by Scottish Clan s. 1717 in Scotland 1717 1718 in Scotland 1718 1719 June 10 Battle of Glen Shiel , in which the Jacobites rebel with Spanish support in an effort to gain the throne for James Stuart, results in defeat for the Old Pretender again. References Category 1710s in ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1986 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 1984 in Scotland 1984 1985 in Scotland 1985 1986 1987 in Scotland 1987 1988 in Scotland 1988 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century style background color f3f3f3 align center small See also small align center 1985 86 in Scottish football align center 1986 87 in Scottish football style text align center 1986 in Scottish television Events from 1986 in Scotland Incumbents further2 Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 Events 26 March Kenny Dalglish becomes the first Scotland player to be capped 100 times at senior level. 8 May Scottish local Regional elections, 1986 Scottish Regional Council elections result in the Conservative Party UK Conservatives losing control of the two Regional Councils they had controlled Grampian and Tayside Regional Council Tayside . 24 July 2 August Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh . 6 November 45 oil workers killed when a Chinook helicopter carrying them from the Brent oilfield crashes. ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories november 6 newsid 2538000 2538505.stm title 1986 Oil workers die in helicopter crash work BBC News accessdate 2011 12 08 date 1986 11 06 ref See also 1986 in the United Kingdom References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1986 In Scotland Category 1986 in Scotland ... more details
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infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name In the Kingdom Type studio Artist Whitecross Genre Christian Metal Released March 30, 1991 Label Star Song Records Reviews Cornerstone magazine Cornerstone ref name CSTONE 20 95 cite journal last Canfield first Dave title Reviews In the Kingdom pages 29 journal Cornerstone magazine Cornerstone issn 0275 2743 year 1991 month volume 20 issue 95 ref Last album Triumphant Return br 1989 This album In the Kingdom br 1991 Next album High Gear Whitecross album High Gear br 1992 In the Kingdom was the fourth album by Christian metal band Whitecross . It reached 12 on Billboard magazine Billboard s Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. ref Allmusic class artist id p2435 charts awards pure url yes allmusic Whitecross Charts & Awards Billboard Albums ref The album won a GMA Dove Award Dove Award for Hard Music Album of the Year for 1991. ref http www.metrolyrics.com 1991 dove awards.html 1991 Dove Awards , metrolyrics.com ref The video for the song No Second Chances was the band s first video ever seen on MTV s Headbangers Ball . Track listing No Second Chances 4 44 We Know What s Right 6 06 In the Kingdom 5 20 In His Hands 3 37 Good Enough 3 58 Love Is Our Weapon 4 41 The Eternal Fire Guitar Solo 2 00 You Will Find It There 6 00 If He Goes Before Me 4 13 Tell Me the Time 4 29 Holy War 5 55 Band members Scott Wenzel Vocals Rex Carroll Guitars Butch Dillon Bass Mike Feighan Drums, Vocals References reflist Category 1991 albums Category Whitecross albums pt In the Kingdom Whitecross ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1705 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1703 in Scotland 1703 1704 in Scotland 1704 1705 1706 in Scotland 1706 1707 in Great Britain 1707 Events from the year 1705 in the Kingdom of Scotland . Events 11 April Thomas Green captain Captain Thomas Green is hanged for piracy at Leith . The Parliament of England passes the Alien Act 1705 Alien Act in response to the Parliament of Scotland s Act of Security 1704 . Births 2 March William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield , judge and politician died 1792 in Great Britain 1793 5 May John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun , noble and military leader died 1782 in Great Britain 1782 probable David Mallet writer David Mallet , writer died 1765 in Great Britain 1765 Deaths 11 March Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss born 1659 in Scotland 1659 14 March James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith born 1674 in Scotland 1674 date unknown Alexander Arbuthnot politician Alexander Arbuthnot , politician born 1654 in Scotland 1654 References Reflist Category 1705 in Scotland Category Years of the 18th century in ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 class infobox width 350 align center File Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1847 in Scotland File Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1845 in Scotland 1845 1846 in Scotland 1846 1847 1848 in Scotland 1848 1849 in Scotland 1849 1847 in Scotland . Events Empty section date May 2010 Organisations established United Presbyterian Church of Scotland Organisations disestablished Empty section date May 2010 Births February 13 Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet , Concrete Bob , founded the major construction firm now known as Sir Robert McAlpine d. 1934 March 3 Alexander Graham Bell , scientist and inventor d. 1922 April 27 Archibald Orr Ewing , former MP d. 1893 August 3 John Hamilton Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair , Order of the Thistle KT , Order of St Michael and St George GCMG , Royal Victorian Order GCVO , Privy Council of the United Kingdom PC , former Governor General of Canada d. 1934 September 12 John Crichton Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute , Order of the Thistle KT , Rector of the University of St Andrews d. 1900 John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie , Order of the Thistle KT , Liberal politician, former Secretary for Scotland d. 1887 Deaths May 31 Thomas Chalmers , mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland 1843 1900 Free Church of Scotland b. 1780 Archibald Simpson , architect b. 1790 See also Portal Scotland Timeline of Scottish history DEFAULTSORT 1847 In Scotland Category 19th century in Scotland Category 1847 in the United Kingdom Scotland Category 1847 in Scotland Scotland hist stub ... more details
Kingdom general election, 2001 UK General Election results in Labour winning 56 of Scotland s 72 MP ... BBC News ref 10 September The Bank of Scotland and the Halifax United Kingdom bank Halifax merge to form HBOS plc . 6 November The Protection from Abuse Scotland Act 2001 receives Royal Assent. See also 2001 2001 in the United Kingdom References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 2001 In Scotland Category 2001 in Scotland ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 2001 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Years in Scotland Years small align center 1999 in Scotland 1999 2000 in Scotland 2000 2001 2002 in Scotland 2002 2003 in Scotland 2003 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Category Centuries in Scotland Centuries small align left Category 18th century in Scotland 18th century Category 19th century in Scotland 19th century Category 20th century in Scotland 20th century Category 21st century in Scotland 21st century style background color f3f3f3 align center small See also small align center 2000 01 in Scottish football align center 2001 02 in Scottish football style text align center 2001 in Scottish television Events from 2001 in Scotland Incumbents further2 Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Monarch of the United Kingdom Monarch Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952 First Minister of Scotland First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland Keeper of the Great Seal Henry McLeish until 8 November 2001 , Jack McConnell from 22 November 2001 Events 31 January The Scottish Court in the Netherlands convicts a Libya n and acquits another for their part in the bombing of Pan ... scotland 1.stm work BBC News title Results & Constituencies UK Breakdown accessdate 18 January 2011 ref 17 June Cardinal Winning , head of the Roman Catholic church in Scotland , dies of a heart attack ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1701 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1690s in Scotland 1690s 1700 in Scotland 1700 1701 1702 in Scotland 1702 1703 in Scotland 1703 Events from the year 1701 in the Kingdom of Scotland . Events 16 September On the death of the deposed King James II of England James VII of Scotland , James Francis Edward Stuart declares himself James VIII and III of England and Ireland Births 11 June David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk died 1741 in Great Britain 1741 4 August Thomas Blackwell , scholar died 1757 in Great Britain 1757 George Bogle of Daldowie , Rector of the University of Glasgow died 1782 in Great Britain 1782 John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford , diplomat died 1767 in Great Britain 1767 William Grant, Lord Prestongrange , politician and judge died 1764 in Great Britain 1764 Deaths January Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth born 1661 in Scotland 1661 April David Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven of Freeland year of birth unknown 23 May William Kidd , sailor executed for piracy born c. 1645 in Scotland 1645 June Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn year of birth unknown 23 July John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis born 1653 in Scotland 1653 16 September King James II of England James VII of Scotland born 1633 in Scotland 1633 1 November Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray born 1634 in Scotland 1634 Gilbert Rule , nonconformist divine and the Principal of Edinburgh University born c. 1629 in Scotland 1629 References Reflist Category 1701 in Scotland Category Years of the 18th century in ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
There is some debate as to the location of the geographical centre of Scotland . This is due to different methods of calculating the centre, and whether surrounding islands are included. In 2002, the Ordnance Survey calculated the centre using a centre of gravity method. The centre point was found to be at gbmapping NN6678471599 coord 56 49.0153 N 4 10.959 W type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NN6678471599 name Geographic centre of Scotland display inline,title . This is on a hillside near Loch Garry , between Dalwhinnie and Blair Atholl and close to the A9 road Great Britain A9 road and the Highland Main Line railway line . Nearby, it is claimed that the centre lies a few miles from the village of Newtonmore , Badenoch . It is marked by a stone set into a wall. http www.highlandhostel.co.uk centre scot stone1.jpg The Ordnance Survey calculated that the centre of mainland Scotland is at gbmappingsmall NN7673153751 coord 56 39 33.86 N 4 0 40.37 W type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NN7673153751 name Centre of mainland Scotland . The point is 5 km east of the mountain of Schiehallion , which is sometimes claimed to be at the centre of Scotland. See also Extreme points of Scotland Geographical centre of Europe Centre points of the United Kingdom References http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland 2271926.stm BBC News Brave hearts of Scotland, 24 October 2002 http mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk mapzone didyouknow whereis q 16 39.html OS MapZone Where is the centre of mainland Scotland? scotland geo stub Category Geography of Scotland Centre Category Geographical centres Scotland ... more details
class infobox width 350 align center Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px 1702 in Scotland Image Flag of Scotland.svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1700 in Scotland 1700 1701 in Scotland 1701 1702 1703 in Scotland 1703 1704 in Scotland 1704 Events from the year 1702 in the Kingdom of Scotland . Events 8 March King William III of England William II of Scotland William III of England and Ireland dies and is succeeded by Queen Anne of Great Britain Anne on the English, Scottish and Irish thrones. Births 8 May Andrew Lauder , Baronet died 1769 in Great Britain 1769 18 July Clementina Sobieski , wife of James Francis Edward Stuart and mother of Charles Edward Stuart died 1735 4 October John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford died 1749 in Great Britain 1749 date unknown James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton died 1768 in Great Britain 1768 Deaths 8 March King William III of England William II of Scotland born 1650, Netherlands References Reflist Category 1702 in Scotland Category Years of the 18th century in ScotlandScotland hist stub ... more details
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