Now in Parliament: Carnegie and Warhol Big Name Locals Being Featured in Scottish LiteratureLast week in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, two famousPittsburghers named Andrew --...Carpenter, Mackenzie
aThe events of the Darien Scheme coupled with the English Parliament passing the Act of Settlement 1701 giving them the right to chose the order of succession for English, Scottish and Irish thrones escalated political hostilities between England and Scotland, and neutralised calls for a united Brit...
covenantnoun(n.) A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement. noun(n.) An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate ...
Eunice Olumide, MBE, is a Scottish-Nigerian fashion model and actress. ―Lumi 7/11/20231 Eunice Olsen is a Singaporean actress, former Nominated Member of Parliament and the winner of the Miss Universe Singapore 2000 pageant. ―Lumi 7/11/2023...
Milestone for Scottish education reform with confirmation of new qualifications agency - including 'central' role for teachers and students - and an independent inspection body
This name initially was used as a surname, which is stemming from “Aveline,” a feminine Norman-French diminutive of the name “Ava” from “avila” (derived from the Germanic element “av / avi,” of unknown meaning, possibly “... read more
We’ve had our Scottish Parliament, reconvened – a very deliberate choice of words – by no less than the independentista of Hamilton, Winnie Ewing herself. Since 2007, we’ve had a Scottish Government, as the leader of the Alba party himself ensured we were no mere “Executive” ...
Back to top F Fawkes –Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic who, in 1605, tried to blow up the House of Parliament as an act of rebellion against the new Protestant government. In England, November 5 is now known as Guy Fawkes Day (or Bonfire Night), where Guy Fawkes is burned in effi...
The surname Michael is an English, Scottish, and German surname derived from the Hebrew personal name Michael, which means "who is like God?". This name was borne by one of the archangels in the Bible. The name first appeared in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, brought over by...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that the world soccer’s governing body will ask every single country with affiliation to name a stadium in honor of the Late soccer legend Pelé as well as a minute of silence. The Brazilian great passed away on December 29th, 2022 at the age of 82 af...