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His energy, and the corresponding replacement of the vigorous Edward I with his weaker son Edward II in 1307, allowed Scotland to free itself from English rule. At the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the Scots routed the English, and by 1328 the English had agreed by treaty to accept Scottish independence. Robert's son, David, acceded to the ...
The first minister of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba, [ˈpʰrʲiəv ˈvinɪʃtʲɛr nə ˈhal̪ˠapə], formally known as the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, [5] is the head of government of Scotland and the leader of the Scottish Government, the executive branch of the devolved government of Scotland.
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland .
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From the 5th century on, north Britain was divided into a series of petty kingdoms. Of these, the four most important were those of the Picts in the north-east, the Scots of Dál Riata in the west, the Britons of Strathclyde in the south-west and the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia (which united with Deira to form Northumbria in 653) in the south-east, stretching into modern northern England.
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. [2] In early times, and possibly even today, Scottish clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the clan, after whom the clan is named.
Stephen Mark Flynn [1] (born 13 October 1988) [2] is a Scottish politician who has served as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons since December 2022. [3] He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South since 2019 .
In Scotland, "baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, a hereditary title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, formerly a feudal superiority (dominium directum) attached to land erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, this being the status of a minor baron, recognised by the crown as noble, but not a peer.