Origin/Gender: Old English and Scottish boy name Meaning/Description: “Kite-shaped stone” Pronunciation:“glad-stown” Length: 9 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: 1,000+ Namesakes: Place name after several towns and cities in the US, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, and Aus...
Valleys Fail as English and Scottish Coal Towns ThriveByline: By Rhodri Clark Western MailWestern Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
while trade at Persian ports in thePersian Gulfwas in the hands of locals. In contrast, intrepid English traders operated in Mediterranean seaports of theLevantfrom the 1570s, and
The Scottish Kirk was so incensed that it expelled the Bishops installed in Scotland by James I. 1639 Pacification of Berwick Thomas Wentworth’s had led a scratch army against the Scots but had been defeated on the border and had been forced to sign a temporary truce at Berwick. Wentworth...
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...
Body of missing Northern Irishman discovered in Spain, with suspect arrested for murderThe body of the missing 37-year-old was found in advanced state of decomposition, and an arrest has been made for suspected murder A 32-year-old man has been arrested following the discovery of the decompose...
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...
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....
During this period, the sleepy fishing village of Étretat became a fashionable tourist resort, not unlike the beachside towns Claude Monet famously celebrated in his scenes of modern life of the 1860s and 1870s. By the 1880s, however, his focus had irrevocably shifted, as revealed in the ...
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...