Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Catholic priest Alexander Geddes writes the poem Linton: a Tweedside Pastoral, Carmen Seculare pro Gallica Gente in praise of the French Revolution.; Kirkmichael musician Robert Petrie publishes several Highland music pieces with "Mrs. Small of Dirnanean" in their title.
An Act to continue Two Acts made in the Twenty-eighth [p] and Twenty-ninth [q] Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, for discontinuing for a limited Time the several Duties payable in Scotland upon Low Wines and Spirits, and upon Worts, Wash, and other Liquors there used in the Distillation of Spirits, and for granting to His Majesty other ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... 1765 in Scotland; 1766 in Scotland; 1790 in Scotland; 1791 in Scotland; 1792 in Scotland;
The Scottish Test Act was passed in 1681 but rescinded in 1690. Later attempts to exclude Scotland from the English Test Acts were rejected by the Parliament of Scotland. In 1707, anyone bearing office in any university, college or school in Scotland was to profess and subscribe to the Confession of Faith. All persons were to be free of any ...
Scotland's transformation into a rich leader of modern industry came suddenly and unexpectedly. [142] The population grew steadily in the 19th century, from 1,608,000 in the census of 1801 to 2,889,000 in 1851 and 4,472,000 in 1901. [205] The economy, long based on agriculture, [142] began to industrialise after 1790. At first the leading ...
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland are a series of documentary publications, related in subject matter though published at different times, covering life in Scotland in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The Old (or First) Statistical Account of Scotland was published between 1791 and 1799 by Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster.
This was the first general election after the law had been changed in 1785 to limit the maximum duration of polling in county elections to fifteen days. Under the old law, the poll could remain open longer. For example, the election for Sussex in 1774 had polls open for 24 days (ignoring Sundays when polling did not take place). It was hoped ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us