Courts of Scotland

England and more specifically as a direct result of the Union of Crowns in 1707. Many key figures of the Enlightenment were born or were educated in Scotland, and Scotland’s contribution to the world is measured in the extent of the influence of her most famous sons. Prior to studying Glasgow history, I held the view that Glasgow, and more broadly Scotland made a significant contribution to the Enlightenment and to the modern world. The extent to which this general consensus is true or is the…

Immigration to the United States is a phenomenon that has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. During the late 1800s, millions people immigrated to America fleeing religious, racial, and political persecution, or seeking relief from a lack of economic opportunity. Among these men and women, was Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie and his parents, Margaret and Will Carnegie. Economic, social, and political effects of…

devolution started to transfer executive legislative powers to the other three nations of the United Kingdom, which are Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Devolution has been defined by The Royal Commission on the Constitution as ‘ the delegation of central government powers without the relinquishment of sovereignty’. In other words, devolution means power is given from Westminster to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing them greater control over their own affairs, as well as the…

fashion, but it portrays William Wallace really well in the eyes of his people at the time. In the point of view of the Scots, Wallace was the rescuer of Scotland (Harry 1: 38).William Wallace was a Scottish revolutionary and knight during the First War of Scottish…

Ireland’s Culture Dia duit! Hello! The culture of Ireland is extremely interesting to me, even though it is not a big part of my family heritage. I am drawn closely to Irish fables and music. The music can be upbeat and jolly or it can be haunting, chilling you to the soul. My mother’s family is where the Irish of my heritage comes from. Most likely, my Irish ancestors came to America during the potato famine. The majority of my heritage is German but I feel more closely related to my Irish…

As the names might suggest, Irish Gaelic is largely spoken in Ireland while Scottish Gaelic is primarily spoken in Scotland. However, Scotland is not the only geographic region that Scottish Gaelic is being spoken. Scottish Gaelic is spoken in four countries, two of which consider it a recognized minority language (Ager 2015). In 2011, around 58,000 people living in Scotland were speaking Scottish Gaelic (Macleod 2013; Lewis 2015). Scottish Gaelic is a moribund language, but with recent…

Why do people vote for the SNP? The last few decades have seen an unprecedented boom in the Scottish National Party (SNP), originally a relatively unimportant minor party pursuing the dream of independence for Scotland, which has changed Scottish and British politics forever. This has been a prominent issue challenging journalists, researchers, political commentators and certainly other major parties for the last decade or so, provoking a seemingly simple though entirely complex and certainly…

Genetics Involving Pheochromocytomas Jillian Benson Baker University School of Nursing Genetics Involving Pheochromocytomas Pathophysiology Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare, benign tumors that develop from chromaffin cells, which are located in the neuroectodermal tissues around the spinal column and the adrenal glands (Grouzman et al., 2015 and Santos, 2014). Pheochromocytomas are located inside of the adrenal gland, while paragangliomas are located outside of the…

Hyrule, a kingdom that has endured the test of time. It's been through many changes throughout the ages, evolving and ever expanding its rich lore and history. But sometimes I sit back and wonder, who set up the foundation for this kingdom to prosper like we know it today? Now before we go any further, yes of course it was the people of Skyloft that founded Hyrule from what we know, but how exactly did it go down? Who set the ground work up for the relgion, geogrphy, economy, language, and…

England and Scotland became united under one monarch: with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England after Queen Elizabeth I’s death with no Tudor heir, in the same year. Until this year, the separate kingdoms had completely separate governments. This meant that they experienced a phenomenon sweeping Europe throughout the sixteenth century; the Protestant Reformation, in different ways. When exploring the historiography of the reformations in England and Scotland, it becomes…