Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know


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STRONGA compact cornucopia of fascinating and hilarious revelations about all things Scottish—from monarchs and malts to tartans and TrainspottingSTRONG Covering all the need-to-knows, from bagpipes to Billy Connolly, this collection is the real McCoy, a comprehensive guide to Caledonia and its remarkable people. As the proud possessors of a fiercely independent creative heritage, the Scots were a race apart even before Hadrian built the wall. Scotland has produced an indomitable bunch of fighters, builders, thinkers and drinkers, poets, players, and pedagogues that have shaped the course of modern history. Edwin Moore has gathered together more than 1,000 facts about its monarchs, heroes, and rogues; battles, scandals, and great trials; food and (of course) drink; legends, folklore, and sports—for starters—and presents them here in easily digestible, scone-sized portions. This is the perfect gift for anyone curious about the connection between Homer Simpson and small Scottish town Larbert, or about whether both Barack Obama and John McCain can really be descended from a Scottish Lion.




Scotland


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Attention Travelers: You Have found Your Ultimate Travel Guide to Scotland If you are interested in traveling to Scotland, you have come to the right place! Forget about all the other boring Scotland Travel Books. Forget about the lifeless 1000 pages Travel books that are overwhelmed with too much information and impossible to maneuver. Forget about having to carry a giant, heavy 2 pounds travel book. Forget about those non-sense. You need to spend your time enjoying your travel, not maneuvering over a giant heavy travel book! As a true traveler myself who has been exclusively traveling around the world, and as a person who has traveled to Scotland, my only goal for this book is take give you an ultimate list of 101 things you must do in Scotland that you really need to know. There is so much to see and do in Scotland, so it is difficult to know where exactly to start on your journey. In this book, I've curated the best places to see, things to do while visiting Scotland to make your trip to this very special part of the world easier and memorable. After reading this book, you will know exactly what you need to do in Scotland. You will get the most out of your Scotland trip, easily, enjoyably and effortlessly. You know you need this book if you: Interested in Scotland and want to know just about all the fun, the relevant information without bombarding with too much irrelevant all the major travel books out there are giving you. Unsure about if you'll like to visit Scotland and want to find out if it's worth your travel trip and expense. Having a friend who has traveled to Scotland and it's really annoying to hear them constantly bragging about how cool it is Just looking around for the next travel suggestion Just looking for a good read about the most beautiful place on earth with the most interesting culture Any other reason you could think of, this book is still for you :) Let the real traveler show you what Scotland have to offer. Let the real traveler who traveled to Scotland many times be your personal tour guide. With this book, you will never get bored in Scotland. Pick up this book, and welcome to Scotland!




Scotland


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REFERENCE WORKS. Covering all the need-to-knows, from bagpipes to Billy Connolly, this collection is the real McCoy, a comprehensive guide to Caledonia and its remarkable people. As the proud possessors of a fiercely independent creative heritage, the Scots were a race apart even before Hadrian built the wall. Scotland has produced an indomitable bunch of fighters, builders, thinkers and drinkers, poets, players, and pedagogues that have shaped the course of modern history. Edwin Moore has gathered together more than 1,000 facts about its monarchs, heroes, and rogues; battles, scandals, and great trials; food and (of course) drink; legends, folklore, and sports for starters and presents them here in easily digestible, scone-sized portions. This is the perfect gift for anyone curious about the connection between Homer Simpson and small Scottish town Larbert, or about whether both Barack Obama and John McCain can really be descended from a Scottish Lion."




Banking in Scotland


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Incorporating HC 38 & HC 319, session 2008-09




Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).


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Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the session of the Parliament.




Kingship and Unity


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A stunning overview of the medieval landscape of ScotlandThis is a history of the forging of the Scottish kingdom during the first three centuries of the second millennium. In AD 1000 the Scottish kings had embarked on the annexation of English-speaking Lothian and of Cumbric-speaking Clydesdale, Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire. The countrys enlargement continued under a line of remarkably able kings with the inclusion first of the highlands and then, after the defeat of the Norwegians in 1263, of the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides. How Scotlands landscape influenced its people and conditioned its outlook on the world is a theme running throughout the book.Geoffrey Barrow describes the evolution of Scottish kingship and government during the period, in the process examining the character of Scottish feudalism and the manner of its imposition. He discusses the social, economic and political changes of the period, with separate chapters on the expansion of towns and trade, the role of the church, and advances in education and learning. A sense of national identity had, he argues, become sufficiently strong by the end of the thirteenth century for the country to survive humiliation by Edward I and to reunite under Robert Bruce. With Bruces coronation as Robert I in 1306 this richly detailed and readable account of Scotlands formative period comes to an end.Since first publication in 1981, this reissued edition for The Edinburgh Classic Editions series, as indicated in the preface by the series editor Jenny Wormald, can now rightly take its place amongst the classics of Scottish history.Key features:Long seen as a key text for students of medieval ScotlandWritten by a respected and renowned historianReadable, cinematic in scope, colourful and scholarly at the same time




Postal services in Scotland


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The Committee's report considers two key issues: the maintenance of a universal service and the continuation of a sustainable Post Office network across Scotland. The report welcomes assurances that Scotland would not be made exempt from the universal service obligation. Further clarification is needed on Ofcom's power to designate more than one universal service provider. Ofcom should be required to consult with consumers, small businesses and vulnerable users in remote, rural and island communities in Scotland before it recommends any changes to the existing USO. There are considerable advantages to a long, stable and robust relationship between Royal Mail Group and Post Office Ltd and the Committee recommends that a ten year Inter Business Agreement should be reached prior to any sale of Royal Mail. On the Post Office network, the Bill makes no provision for the number of Post Offices and does not set out criteria for access to the network, a matter of concern because the current criteria could be met by 7,500 branches rather than the existing 11,500 branches. This could lead to many closures in Scotland. The Committee recommends that the Government gives assurances to preserving the existing network of branches. Elements of Outreach Post Offices, which replaced 102 Post Office branches in rural and remote parts of Scotland, are not sufficiently robust or reliable to provide an adequate service, according to the Committee, and it fears the new Post Office Local risks downgrading the service further. Improvements should be delivered as a matter of urgency.




Parliamentary Papers


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Letters and Papers


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House of Commons - Scottish Affairs Committee: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland, Session 2013-14 - HC 140-I


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Incorporating HC 139-xv - HC 139-xx, session 2012-13 and follows on from HC 139-II, session 2012-13 (ISBN 9780215052551). For related report, see HCP 542 (ISBN 9780215047489)