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Who Was The Greatest Historic King Of Scotland, And Why Was He So Great?

(Or indeed Queen of Scotland, if the Scottish greatest monarch was female). To be specific about this I am refering to the period between 843AD and 1567AD (between King Kenneth I and King James VI), the period when Scotland had one monarch separate from the English monarchy.

Answer:Robert I ("The Bruce"), who freed Scotland from the tyranny imposed by the English occupation under Edward I and Edward II. His great victory against Edward II's army at Bannockburn in 1314, directly lead to the Declaration of Arbroath (1320) which confirmed Scotland's nationhood and it's independence until the act of union in 1707. Edit: Artimorty - please get your facts right. The birth place of Robert the Bruce is disputed. Some historians say he was born at Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, others say Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire and a few say Writtle in Essex. The question, however asks "Who was the greatest historic King of Scotland", and no matter where he was born, the fact that he was King of Scotland cannot be disputed. Also you are wrong about William Wallace. He is known to have been born either in Elderslie in Renfrewshire or Ellerslie in Ayrshire. So there can be no dispute over the fact that he was Scottish. I am glad my answer amuses you, but I have to say I find your patronising attitude quite offensive. My answer is just as valid as yours. In future, try simply answering the question and let the questioner decide, rather than making derogatory comments about the answers of others. Edit 2: Artimorty - The words "pot", "kettle" and "black" spring to mind.

I Want To Take A Trip To Historic Highland Scotland.?

Does anyone have any suggestions? Destinations? I like to do my research first.

Answer:Orkney is great for historic sites, being an island you may not want the hassle of getting there though. It does have the world famous Skara Brae on it. This organization owns a lot of the old houses/castles in Scotland which are good to visit. http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertysearch.htm Hope you have a good visit!

What Should I Go See In England, Wales, Scotland, And Ireland? What Historic Sites Are There?

Answer:there are so many, literally thousands ... there's cathedrals, castles, battle sites, country houses, etc etc ... and there's museums showing the history of places and events you would really need to narrow it down a bit ... either by region of the UK or by type of place

A Great Village In Scotland Where I Can Live For A Year And Not Spend A Fortune...somewhere Scenic & Historic?

Would like someone to chat with online who can familiarize me with Scotland etc. Highlanders preferred. My grandfather's regiment was the Gordon Highlanders and my father's godmother was Lady Byron.

Answer:Try the Hebradies. Sorry HEBRIDES. Been corrected by below. Hope i spelt that correctly.

Historic Preservation In Scotland Thesis

I need a thesis on the preservation of the scottish built environment- something I can stretch into 10-20 pages- Ideas?

Answer:I suppose you can focus on the building of infrastructure like roads that might destroy historical sites. In Ireland we have huge problems with that. You might be able to extend that a bit. Government funding / private sponsorship for preservation - inadequate? Local community help - historical societies and how they like to help to preserve historical monuments. Focus on one specific example would really strech out the thesis. Of course, if all else fails, you can talk about hooliganism and why they like to graffiti on historical monuments and what the police response is to save the artifacts.

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