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Selkirk, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Selkirk, former county, Scotland: see Selkirkshire. ...

Scotland, Free Church of

(Encyclopedia)Scotland, Free Church of, the secessionist Presbyterian church established as a result of the great disruption of 1843 in the Church of Scotland. The cause of the separation lay in the demand of the l...

Peebles, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Peebles, former county, Scotland: see Peeblesshire. ...

Renfrew, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Renfrew, former county, Scotland: see Renfrewshire. ...

Banff, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Banff, former county, Scotland: see Banffshire. ...

Perth, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Perth, former county, Scotland: see Perthshire. ...

Ayr, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Ayr, former county, Scotland: see Ayrshire. ...

William, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia)William, king of Scotland: see William the Lion. ...

James I, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia)James I, 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), son and successor of Robert III. King Robert feared for the safety of James because the king's brother, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of Albany, who was v...

James II, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia)James II, 1430–60, king of Scotland (1437–60), son and successor of James I. During his minority successive earls of Douglas vied for power with factions led by Sir William Crichton and Sir Alexan...