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Jehoash

(Encyclopedia)Jehoash jōˈăsh [key], in the Bible. 1 King of Israel, son and successor of Jehoahaz. He was generally successful in a war with Damascus, and he conquered Amaziah of Judah. He was succeeded by his s...

Glamis

(Encyclopedia)Glamis glämz [key], village, Angus, E Scotland. King Malcolm II died (1034) nearby, and a sculptured cross in the village is known as King Malcolm's Gravestone. Macbeth was thane of Glamis, and the c...

Margaret Tudor

(Encyclopedia)Margaret Tudor, 1489–1541, queen consort of James IV of Scotland; daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. Her marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by a treaty of “perpetual ...

Aberdeen, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Aberdeen, former county, Scotland: see Aberdeenshire. ...

Dumbarton, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Dumbarton, former county, Scotland: see Dumbartonshire. ...

Dumfries, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Dumfries, former county, Scotland: see Dumfriesshire. ...

Fife, council area, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Fife, council area (1993 est. pop. 351,200), 510 sq mi (1,322 sq km), and former county, E Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay. The land rises to 1,500 ft (457 m) in the Lomond H...

Inverness, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Inverness, former county, Scotland: see Inverness-shire. ...

Nairn, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Nairn, former county, Scotland: see Nairnshire. ...

Kinross, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Kinross, former county, Scotland: see Kinross-shire. ...