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Fife (/ f aɪ f / FYFE, Scottish English:; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e., the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire) and Clackmannanshire.
A fife (/ f a ɪ f / FYFE) is a small ... Military Music in American and European Traditions, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The ...
The Earl of Fife or Mormaer of Fife was the ruler of the province of Fife in medieval Scotland, which encompassed the modern counties of Fife and Kinross. Due to their royal ancestry, the earls of Fife were the highest ranking nobles in the realm, and had the right to crown the king of Scots .
Most fife and drum corps march in parades, perform at concerts, in festivals and state fairs, and expositions. [citation needed] Some fife and drum corps focus on interpreting a specific time period and portray field musicians of the era at living history events and reenactments. Many corps perform together at musters, particularly in the North ...
Airdit House in Leuchers, Fife, was originally held by the MacDuffs but later went to the Clan Stewart who held it in 1425 when Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (also then Earl and Duke of Fife), was executed. [3] Barnslee Castle near Markinch, Fife, was held by the Clan MacDuff. One story is that a tunnel led from it to Maiden Castle (see below ...
Alexander Duff (1849–1912) was the eldest son of the 5th Earl Fife (1814–1879). Upon his father's death on 7 August 1879, he succeeded as the 6th Earl Fife.With this, he inherited the titles Baron Braco (created in 1735), Earl Fife and Viscount Macduff (both created in 1759), all in the Peerage of Ireland (and created for Scottish nobleman William Duff, 1696–1763), and Baron Skene in the ...
Pages in category "History of Fife" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Gentlemen Adventurers of Fife arrived at the Isle of Lewis by ship from St Andrews in 1599 with a private army of 600 men. A settlement of primitive houses was created on the Lewis coast near where Stornoway now stands, in an area now called South Beach.