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  2. History of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    It also replaced the Scottish systems of currency, taxation and laws regulating trade with laws made in London. Scottish law remained separate from English law, and the religious system was not changed. England had about five times the population of Scotland at the time, and about 36 times as much wealth. [142] [144]

  3. Scottish people - Wikipedia

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    Scottish English soon became the dominant language. By the end of the 17th century, Scots had practically ceased to exist, at least in literary form. [112] While Scots remained a commonly spoken language, the southern Scottish English dialect was the preferred language for publications from the 18th century to the present day.

  4. Chronica Gentis Scotorum - Wikipedia

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    According to historian William F. Skene, the key features of Fordun's history of early Scotland include the following: [4]. The Scots derived their origin from Gathelus, son of Neolus, king of Greece, who, in the time of Moses, went to Egypt, where he married Scota, a daughter of the pharaoh, after which he led the Scots to Spain.

  5. Etymology of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The Scots Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba, derives from the same Celtic root as the name Albion, which properly designates the entire island of Great Britain but, by implication as used by foreigners, sometimes the country of England, Scotland's southern neighbour which covers the largest portion of the island of Britain.

  6. Kingdom of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    From the 5th century on, north Britain was divided into a series of petty kingdoms. Of these, the four most important were those of the Picts in the north-east, the Scots of Dál Riata in the west, the Britons of Strathclyde in the south-west and the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia (which united with Deira to form Northumbria in 653) in the south-east, stretching into modern northern England.

  7. List of Scottish clans - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland .

  8. Timeline of Scottish history - Wikipedia

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    The Scottish National Party become the largest party in the Scottish Parliament and forms a minority government. 2011: The Scottish National Party under Alex Salmond gain an overall majority of the Scottish Parliament. 2013: The Church of Scotland's ruling General Assembly votes to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers. 2014: 18 ...

  9. Scotch-Irish Americans - Wikipedia

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    Keller, Kenneth W. "The Origins of Ulster Scots Emigration to America: A Survey of Recent Research." American Presbyterians 70.2 (1992): 71–80. online; Kennedy, Billy. Faith & Freedom: The Scots-Irish in America (1999; ISBN 1-84030-061-2) Short, popular chronicle; he has several similar books on geographical regions; Kennedy, Billy.