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The Penny Scots was a unit of the Pound Scots, the currency of Scotland until the Acts of Union 1707. The word "penny" ( Scottish Gaelic : peighinn , but see below) was used in Scottish parlance for money generally; for example, a "penny-fee" was an expression for wages, [ 1 ] a "penny-maister" would be a town treasurer, and a "penny-wedding ...
In October 1997 he was ranked 36th in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. James McAvoy is a BAFTA Rising Star Award winning Scottish stage and screen actor. He has featured in a number of films, including 2007's BAFTA Award-winning The Last King of Scotland and Disney 's highest-grossing live action film The Chronicles ...
Len Pennie is a poet, Scots language performer and writer, and mental-health advocate. [2] She became known on social media in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland for her "Scots word of the day" and poem (Scots: poyum) videos. [3] [4] [5]
Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall.The film is based on the book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. [4]
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The Penny Mobs was the names used by the press to describe the early street gang active in Glasgow, Scotland during the early 1870s.As the court system offered heavy fines as an alternative to imprisonment, gang members were often freed after a collection from the gang at a "penny a head" thus earning its name.
Will Penny is a 1968 American Western film written and directed by Tom Gries and starring Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett and Donald Pleasence. The picture was based upon an episode of the 1960 Sam Peckinpah television series The Westerner starring Brian Keith called "Line Camp," also written and directed by Tom Gries.
A pennyland (Scottish Gaelic: peighinn) is an old Scottish land measurement. It was found in the West Highlands, and also Galloway, and believed to be of Norse origin. It is frequently found in minor placenames.