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[Note 8] This joint earldom ceased after 1375 and the Pentland Firth became the border between Scotland and Norway. [85] No Norse place names have been found on the northern Scottish mainland south of Beauly and so far no archaeological evidence of Norse activity has been found in the north-west mainland. [86] [87]
The Scottish–Norwegian War lasted from 1262 to 1266. [3] The conflict arose because of disagreement over the ownership of the Hebrides.The war consisted of mainly skirmishes and feuds between the kings, and the only major battle was the indecisive Battle of Largs.
R.E.M.'s final tour was the "Accelerate Tour", which took place between March and November 2008. [ 2 ] In 2007, before the release of Accelerate and the supporting tour behind it in 2008, R.E.M. held five night "rehearsals" in front of a live audience at Olympia Theatre, Dublin to test out new material from Accelerate and to revisit and perform ...
Southern border of Scotland established in the Treaty of York. 1263: Scots defeat Norwegians in the Battle of Largs. 1266: Norway cedes the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland in the Treaty of Perth. 1292: Edward I of England intervenes in Scottish affairs and grants the Scottish throne to John Balliol. 1297
Simple Minds Greatest Hits Tour, London, November 2013 This is the tour history of the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. Formed in 1977, the band have toured internationally on a semi-regular basis since 1979. Simple Minds' August 1986 shows in Paris on their Once Upon A Time Tour were recorded and released in May 1987 as the live album Live in the City of Light. The double album set reached ...
The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonine Wall. North of this was Caledonia , inhabited by the Picti , whose uprisings forced Rome's legions back to Hadrian's Wall .
Humans have inhabited Orkney, an archipelago in the north of Scotland, for about 8,800 years: Archeological evidence dates from Mesolithic times. Scandinavian clans dominated the area from the 8th century CE, using the islands as a base for further incursions. In the late 15th century the archipelago became part of Scotland.
A monetary history of Norway, 1816–2016 (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Evju, Håkon. Ancient constitutions and modern monarchy: historical writing and enlightened reform in Denmark-Norway 1730–1814 (Brill, 2019) Falls, Cyril. "The Independence of Norway" History Today (Dec 1955) 5#12 pp 833–838, covers 1814–1905. Garau, Salvatore.
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