This article examines the nature of Scottish urban ambition during the Enlightenment period, through assessing the pattern of public building construction in selected burghs against the general historiography of Georgian towns. Using principally Scottish burgh council minutes and contemporary publications, it...
25. Ludlow Castle Built as an 11th century border stronghold, Ludlow Castle is a place to experience the historic lodging of former kings, queens, and nobility. It peels back the curtains and reveals life in the Medieval era and Tudor society for those in power. The castle came to be two...
Hondschoote near the Belgian border at the Peace Tree in the Leopolds Park at the European Parliament in Brussels Start of the 85 run behind Tienen, 60 km behind Brussels, after about 3 hours of rest First marathon done! I cannot believe how easy it feels! Run-walking into Vaals End of...
70. Sarah Keenan, drawing on Doreen Massey, has shown that legally significant places (for instance, the national border) are not necessarily bounded spaces; rather, they are impermanent “articulated moments,” created by the interaction of multiple networked systems, and experienced and articulated...
combines two viewpoints along the Grand Canal. The buildings on the left are seen from the corner of the church of Santa Maria della Salute; those on the right are seen from a vague position across the canal, near the Campo del Traghetto de Santa Maria del Giglio. Turner has also extende...
Conclusion Fall in CHD incidence was faster in the Scottish towns than the English towns. An impressive improvement in coronary risk profiles was likely to be responsible, especially with respect to blood pressure, smoking and physical activity....
The Urban experience: a sourcebook: English, Scottish, and Welsh towns, 1450-1700Contemporary Topographers And Historians -- The Economy -- Government And Politics -- Law And Order, And Public Welfare -- Religion And Education -- Social Structure, Social Life, And Amenities. Edited By R.c....
Valleys Fail as English and Scottish Coal Towns ThriveByline: By Rhodri Clark Western MailWestern Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
Albans, and other large towns. During the early 1900s French Canadians from Quebec province settled in the state, many of them in the woolen-mill town of Winooski and others on farms along the northern border. Today a small but significant number of Vermont residents still speak French as ...
by his enemies as the “Eleven-Year Tyranny” because he had dissolved Parliament and ruled by decree, Charles had resorted to dubious fiscal expedients, most notably “ship money,” an annual levy for the reform of the navy that in 1635 was extended from English ports to inland towns. This...