- Scottish Empire
The Scottish Empire may refer to the following:
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British Empire
*Darien scheme
*Scottish colonization of the Americas
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Scottish colonization of the Americas — consisted of a number of failed or abandoned Scottish settlements in North America, a colony at Darien, Panama, and a number of wholly or largely Scottish settlements made after the Acts of Union 1707.Nova Scotia (1621)Although it is sometimes… … Wikipedia
Scottish independence — is a political ambition of a number of political parties, pressure groups and individuals for Scotland to secede from the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state from its own unification in 843, until 1707, when the… … Wikipedia
Scottish Conservative Party — Scottish Tories redirects here; for the pre 1965 Tory political parties, see Unionist Party (Scotland) and Tory (British political party). Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pàrtaidh Tòraidheachd na h Alba Scots Conservative an Unionist… … Wikipedia
Scottish Aviation — was a Scottish aircraft manufacturer, based at Prestwick in South Ayrshire. Originally a flying school operator it took on maintenance work in 1938.During the Second World War, Scottish Aviation was heavily involved in aircraft fitting for the… … Wikipedia
Scottish historiography — refers to the sources and critical methods used by scholars to come to an understanding of the history of Scotland. Scottish historiography begins with Chronicles of the Picts and Scots, many of them written by monks in Latin.The first to adopt a … Wikipedia
Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 — (unofficially known as the British Empire Exhibition, Glasgow) was an international exposition held at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, from May to December 1938.The Exhibition marked fifty years since Glasgow s first great exhibition, the… … Wikipedia
Scottish coinage — For coins circulating in Scotland since the Act of Union with England in 1707, see Coins of the pound sterling. For modern Scottish banknotes, see Scottish banknotes. The coinage of Scotland covers a range of currency and coins in Scotland during … Wikipedia
Scottish people — The Scots people (Scots Gaelic: Albannaich ) are a nation [ That I am not exaggerating in calling the Scots people a great nation must be evident to anyone... cite book |last=Bulloch |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Scottish Notes and… … Wikipedia
Scottish Canadian — Infobox Ethnic group group = Scottish Canadians caption = Notable Scottish Canadians: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie (prime minister), James Naismith and Sir Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) poptime = Scottish 4,719,850 Canadians 15.10% of… … Wikipedia
Scottish Enlightenment — The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were amongst the most literate nations of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of… … Wikipedia
