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2. A History of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   Episode Title Airdate 1 The Last of the Free: 9 November 2008: At the dawn of the first millennium, there was no Scotland or England. In the first episode Oliver reveals the mystery of how the Gaelic Scottish Kingdom - Alba - was born, and why its role in one of the greatest battles ever fought on British soil defined the shape of Britain in the modern era.

3. Category:Scottish explorers - Wikipedia

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   M. James Macdonald (British Army officer) John MacGillivray; John MacGregor (sportsman) Kenneth N. MacKenzie; Aeneas Mackintosh; Charles Rawden Maclean

4. Roughnecks (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   Produced by First Choice Productions, Roughnecks ran for two series, with the final episode broadcasting on 21 December 1995. The series centres on the working and personal lives of the crew of the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea. Offshore filming was undertaken on the oil rig Dan Countess, which was not in use at the ...

5. Category:Scottish explorers of North America - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Scottish explorers of North America" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

6. Alexander Gordon Laing - Wikipedia

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   Major Alexander Gordon Laing (27 December 1794 – 26 September 1826) was a Scottish explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu, arriving there via the north-to-south route in August 1826. He was killed shortly after he departed Timbuktu, some five weeks later.

7. John Rae (explorer) - Wikipedia

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   John Rae FRS FRGS (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage. Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia, northwest of the Hudson Bay, from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851.

8. Macgregor Laird - Wikipedia

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   Macgregor Laird (1808 – 9 January 1861) was a Scottish merchant pioneer of British trade on the River Niger.Laird's commercial expedition between 1832 and 1834 to navigate the Niger and initiate trade between Europeans and Africans northwards of the coast was considered a failure: the majority of the passengers died and the volume of trade realized was minimal.

9. Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) - Wikipedia

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   Burial site of Alexander Mackenzie at Avoch Parish Church in the village of Avoch, Scotland; including a replica of the stone he painted at Bella Coola, British Columbia. In 1812 Mackenzie, then aged 48, returned to Scotland, where he married 14-year-old Geddes Mackenzie, twin heiress of Avoch. They had two sons and a daughter. [20]